172 front shockers help

[sam clio]

does any1 no wheather the 172 front shockers have a different length i.e shorter , longer? of thread at the top where the strut tops go on, to the 182 shockers?

 

[Chrisjk]

182 and 172 are the same, its the 182 cups that differ, but only at the hub bolt spacing(iirc)

 

[sam clio]

182 and 172 are the same, its the 182 cups that differ, but only at the hub bolt spacing(iirc)

wats iirc mean

 

[Chrisjk]

If i recall correctly

 

[sam clio]

thing is the strut tops wen tightend up are not sitting on the car theres a 10 mm gap ive tried standard spring to the 40mm springs that were in and its jus the same its pee'in me off any suggestions mate???

 

[Chrisjk]

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2810
Yep 182 and 172 are the same but the cup variants differ.

 

[Chrisjk]

According to Fred

the top cap isn't supposed to touch the body

This thread has a few tips, filing down bits or adding spacers.
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?p=5501168#post5501168

 

[sam clio]

According to Fred


This thread has a few tips, filing down bits or adding spacers.
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?p=5501168#post5501168

cheers mate think i mite try grindin em out do u have this prob???

 

[Da]

Do you have any pics of how the top mount is sitting?
Is it too high to shut the bonnet?
Have they always been like this or is it since some work was carried out?

 

[sam clio]

Do you have any pics of how the top mount is sitting?
Is it too high to shut the bonnet?
Have they always been like this or is it since some work was carried out?

no havent got pics but will take sum pics 2moz wen its light, no bonnet still shuts ok, passenger side is about a 3 mm gap and driver side is bout 10mm gap, only had the car bout 2 months and never notice em till a few weeks after so dont no if any works bin done to em mate

 

[Da]

They do sometimes sit away from the body work depending on what position the car and wheels are in.

If it's on a flat surface with the wheels straight then they should be the same.

When you took the springs off did you make sure everything was put back correctly on the mount under the turret?

 

[Chrisjk]

cheers mate think i mite try grindin em out do u have this prob???

The only issue i have is when i set off on a journey for the 1st time i get a creak from the passenger side, but thats it.

 

[sam clio]

They do sometimes sit away from the body work depending on what position the car and wheels are in.

If it's on a flat surface with the wheels straight then they should be the same.

When you took the springs off did you make sure everything was put back correctly on the mount under the turret?

turret?? is that the bit that u put on b4 the big rubber bit lol

 

[Da]

The turret is the party of the bodywork that the suspension pokes through into the engine bay.

If a part has been missed off from the top mount under the turret then the amount of thread showing inside the bay will be greatly increased.

 

[sam clio]

wen the strut is poked back thru the hole n i put the last bit of the strut top on and i basicly ran out of thread b4 the top meets the body work

 

[Da]

Yes I understand that - but when you took them apart were both sides the same? As in no parts missing from one side?

 

[sam clio]

yea both the same mate wen i first got the car i fort it were just strut tops so wen i was replacing them i notice that on the driver side the thread that was showing to the passenger side was hardly any so fort that was problem and it was only finger tight, but wen i got new tops and tightend all the way down it was still the same

 

[rich-6]

Did you install the metal sleeve into the topmount and is the top pan definatly seated properly?

 

[sam clio]

yep put every thing back in as old 1s were unless they was in wrong

 

[Fred@BTM]

the cap DOES NOT touch the body

 

[sam clio]

the cap DOES NOT touch the body

r u sure doubt it should be wobbling bout mate

 

[Chrisjk]

r u sure doubt it should be wobbling bout mate

Trust in Fred, he is h'actually an automotive god.

 

[sam clio]

ok mate was lookin at another clio and yea they dont touch the body but mine off center and not right

 

[Da]

If it's off centre and not seated right then the only solution is to take it apart again and check everything over as you put it back.

 

[sam clio]

could it be the shockers coz wen they were apart i pushed em all the way down and they dont come back up again.

 

[sam clio]

If it's off centre and not seated right then the only solution is to take it apart again and check everything over as you put it back.

wen it was all put back 2gether and the car was still jacked up it was in the correct position as soon as ya let the jack down it pushes up wen i take it for a drive and pop bonnet its always in a different position

 

[Darren85]

could it be the shockers coz wen they were apart i pushed em all the way down and they dont come back up again.

That sounds like a fooked damper.. it should have some resistance.. not just push down and stay down...

 

[DrR]

Front ones stay down IIRC. Don't spring back up.

 

[sam clio]

im so confused ppl sayin it should n shouldn't surly shockers come back up i no my corsa and nova did

 

[sam clio]

That sounds like a fooked damper.. it should have some resistance.. not just push down and stay down...

thats wat i fort dude, does the damper come out of the leg or is it just 1 part

 

[DrR]

Well when i had brand new ones they where compressed, they "fall down" when trying to screw the nut on the top when reassembling the whole thing (springs top mount etc)

and look at this pic on k-tec

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2810

 

[sam clio]

why u get new 1s?? did u have same prob?? are they shortend 1s from k-tec or are they same as standard?? did u get a discount coz u a member on here???

 

[Da]

If you push a damper down it will stay down unless a spring is fitted. They are naturally at their shortest setting and extended to fit, so to speak.

 

[DrR]

Rears come back up.

 

[Da]

Yeah, I was referring to the fronts

 

[sam clio]

confused:S

 

[sam clio]

wat discounts do u get from k-tec then???

 

[Da]

5%