any one got a picture of an FK shock

[caymanr26]

Need a picture of an Fk front Coilover fully built - preferably showing the top.
Where the hell does the black rubber piece go??

 

[Fred@BTM]

easy peasy, follow bellow, i'm starting from the bottom up

REMOVE the large nut on top of your coilover, this is just a "postage" nut

top of coilover you have the "golden hat"

the bearing goes onto this (make sure you put it on the correct way up, flat side down)

then the large rubber doughnut goes over the bearing

insert the brass spacer lug

and srew on small 17mm OE nut

wack on car

job done

(oh and be careful setting up your camber)

 

[caymanr26]

there are 2 washers, a flat round one and a round one with raised bits on it - do these go above the bearing or below and does the rubber doughnut look like a dome (wider at the bottom than the top)

 

[Turkish]

you have the coilover, then the metal hat as fred called it, then the big "washer" which is the bearing it has one flat side and one with a curved face the flat side goes at the bottom, then the bottom rubber donut then the brass coloured spacer goes in the middle followed by the shallow nut then the whole lot goes up into the arch and you replace the upper half that you can see when you lift the bonnet. Where are you based fella ?

 

[caymanr26]

cardiff mate - one of my mates is supposed to be fitting them on saturday but he has only ever fitted Spax coilovers - just want to make sure we know where the parts go - was gonna get fred to fit but Im skint til next weekend plus Im workin that weekend so it would be a few weeks before I could go and see him.

 

[Turkish]

A little far for me (swindon) its pretty straight forward though you basically refit all the parts in the same order you remove them from the original strut.

 

[Fred@BTM]

there are 2 washers, a flat round one and a round one with raised bits on it - do these go above the bearing or below and does the rubber doughnut look like a dome (wider at the bottom than the top)

???? there aren't any washers in the top mount

i'll get you some pics of the parts

 

[caymanr26]

nice 1 fred - i would come and get them fitted with you but I am skint til next week and working next weekend so it would be a few weeks before i could get up to you - I meant there were washers supplied with the shocks - there are 2 big ones, bout 2-3 inches wide - another 2 then about an inch smaller with raised bits on it and I also had 2 washers with slits in them which i presume go under the locking nuts. I am sure my mate will know what he is doin but just want to make sure!
I will send you a picture tnight of all the parts I have if thats cool.

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah send a pic, I'VE NEVER heard or seen that before with the FK's, and i've fitted a lot of them

 

[caymanr26]

they are the konigsorts - but i doubt that makes any difference

 

[Fred@BTM]

no it doesn't

 

[caymanr26]

lol

 

[caymanr26]

lol

 

[caymanr26]

i have now realised half the nuts etc I was on about were for the rear - tosser eh!!
anyway here are some pictures of what ive got

 

[caymanr26]

oh and i understand what you mean about the nuts on the top - just being temporary

 

[Fred@BTM]

lol you dumbass!!!

all the nuts and washers etc on the floor are for the top of the rear damper

 

[caymanr26]

nice 1 fred - haha

any ideas on how to clean the threads on the front shocks - tried engine degreaser with toothbrush etc but not much coming off - dont want to use a wire brush incase it pulls the 'zinc' coatin off - wot do you reckon?