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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: edd666999 on April 30, 2013, 11:11:13 am

Title: help! suspension. .
Post by: edd666999 on April 30, 2013, 11:11:13 am

So I want to book my car in for rust on the front arches but my car is pretty low so decided to raise it up 3 threads this morning.

Took ages on one side with a hammer the d-spanner thing and loads of wd40. Knocking it on way then the other slowly it moved.

Came to do the drivers side and it wont budge at all.  Doesn't move a mm. Used loads of wd40.

Any ideas?

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: chrisr763 on April 30, 2013, 11:12:40 am

Persistance, I found luckily one side of my coilovers was very stiff, but still moved and the other moved a lot easier. WD40 needs time to work so maybe keep spraying try tomorrow? Or even after a few hours  :smiley:

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: kahunajb on April 30, 2013, 12:51:14 pm

WD40 is a water displacer not a penetrating fluid. You would be better off with something like Plusgas.

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: Rob. on April 30, 2013, 02:21:15 pm

PlusGas is the shiz. Well worth a few quid investment.

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: edd666999 on April 30, 2013, 03:24:00 pm

Just picking up my friends kia then ill be buying some.

Do I need to leave it over night?

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: kahunajb on April 30, 2013, 04:47:03 pm

May work after a couple of hours but would be best left over night. Give it a good soaking.

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: edd666999 on May 01, 2013, 10:55:33 am

Used about 1/2 a can lol

C spanner just broke....Great lol

Awaiting a call from awesome to see if they have one

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: andygo on May 01, 2013, 06:03:51 pm

You have got the car jacked to take the weight off the suspension I hope.

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: edd666999 on May 01, 2013, 06:06:35 pm

Quote from: andygo on May 01, 2013, 06:03:51 pm

You have got the car jacked to take the weight off the suspension I hope.

Wouldn't be able to get at it otherwise....or do you mean both sides? I had both sides up day 1 but not today....does it make a difference.

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: homesqueeze on May 01, 2013, 07:44:41 pm

Lowering shouldn't affect whether they do your rust anyway  :happy2:

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: edd666999 on May 03, 2013, 11:37:01 am

 :sad1: day 3 failure 3. Used a whole can of plusgas and broke a c spanner!

So would getting a spring compressor help? If I could fit it to the spring while the strut is still in my arch maybe releasing some pressure might help...

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: chrisr763 on May 03, 2013, 02:07:09 pm

This may sound like a kick in the teeth. But by the ammount of trouble your having. I suggest removing the strut completly & unseizing the things on a workbench. Sounds like they are seized to me!  :ashamed:

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: biffobear on May 03, 2013, 03:41:08 pm

have you slackened the allen headed grub screw used to secure the collar from turning?

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: edd666999 on May 03, 2013, 03:43:06 pm

Quote from: biffobear on May 03, 2013, 03:41:08 pm

have you slackened the allen headed grub screw used to secure the collar from turning?

i did the other other side so yes i remembered this  :grin:

Title: Re: help! suspension. .
Post by: edd666999 on May 03, 2013, 03:48:10 pm

Quote from: chrisr763 on May 03, 2013, 02:07:09 pm

This may sound like a kick in the teeth. But by the ammount of trouble your having. I suggest removing the strut completly & unseizing the things on a workbench. Sounds like they are seized to me!  :ashamed:

beyond my ability's so want to try everything i can before paying