this months EVO + Harry's T

[marrow]

Dampers have just arrived back, the distance between the reseviour and bracket is the same as when i sent them circa 5mm

Just down to me now to clean and spray them up, before i re fit them, oh and slot the top hole even more so i can get up to 2'30 negative camber.

Chris

Hi Chris - how much were you charged for the refurb?

 

[480bhp.com]

Total came too £421-44 incl Vat and delivery back to me.

Dampers refurb'd
un pinned
New adjusters (due to some numpty having a wild shot at unpinning them sometime in it's past :evil: )

Basically it was £180+ vat for the pair labour and all the rest was in parts,

external resevior assembly x 1.25 £75.15
piston rod guide ass/strut x2 £94.21
piston seal strip 36 x2 £10.88
o-ring for floating piston x2 £1.27
floating piston x2 £1.22
Damper oil x1l £15.46
labour x4 £207.00
delivery £16.25

total £421.44

just cleaning them up now #-o

Chris

 

[son of solo]

checked mine (21k) and i have around 5mm although a refurb was on my mind for sometime this year...
for people in newcastle i would say Paul Woods would be the place to go to.

Is that R&P Woods?? I was thinking of going there soon to see if they can do them, if you beat me to it let me know what he said.
Cheers

Well no Paul woods wouldnt "do" them, but if i had to trust someone to take of the shocks, store the car properly, send them away, refit etc then paul woods (r&p woods) would be the guy to do it

 

[Olliev8]

checked mine today and found that yes i do have a gap around the 5mm mark! Sooooo happy as really dont have another £500 spare!

 

[Rexina182]

Had both front tyres changed today and it gave me the chance to look at the dampers properly now I know what I'm looking for. Mine look like the refurb picture (see page 2), which makes me happy. Still going to have them done though in June I think.

 

[Not a Diesel]

What is the best way to leave your car while the dampers are off?

Is it worth getting some cheap 182 front shocks until the Sachs come back?

 

[BenG]

What is the best way to leave your car while the dampers are off?

Is it worth getting some cheap 182 front shocks until the Sachs come back?

I left mine on axle stands for a few days, I dont think its worth forking out for 182 dampers unless you need the car while there being done.

 

[Gman]

What is the best way to leave your car while the dampers are off?

Is it worth getting some cheap 182 front shocks until the Sachs come back?

I left mine on axle stands for a few days, I dont think its worth forking out for 182 dampers unless you need the car while there being done.

ditto

 

[bearne1]

Very interesting read, think I better check these once I get the car!

 

[C5PHL]

so if we have that 5mm gap on either side, they dont need refurbed true??

 

[BenG]

If they have 5mm I would leave them.

 

[C5PHL]

thanks benG will check tomorrow fingers crossed

 

[Cue]

that just means the gas is still in there - doesn't tell you if the oil is though...

 

[C5PHL]

can you tell this without sending them away?>?

 

[BenG]

Well if there are any signs of oil leaking from the dampers then obviously the chances are the seals have gone and oil has escaped.

 

[C5PHL]

were do i lok for oil? bottom of gas cyclinder?

 

[BenG]

Yeah I think that is the most common place but just check around the whole area to make sure.

 

[Gman]

Mine had the 5mm gap and no signs of oil leaking, it's only that the car felt a little different that i took them off to check them, with the dampers of the car and the springs removed you really shouldn't be able to move the dampers.
One of mine had about 30mm of free travel and the other one was a little soft.
There is no easy way to check them, i use to just keep an eye out for oil and that was about it.

 

[C5PHL]

ok will take them out and do that thank you

 

[BenG]

I just noticed through the handling too. I was unaware that there was a way to check the pressure at the time and there was no signs of oil.