Freeing seized coilovers

[leeds_182]

While I was having my itbs done I asked the guy doing it to wind the front of my car down a little - spax coilies fitted.

unfortunately, the fronts were seized and despite soaking them in penetrating fluid they still wouldn't budge?

Anyone any suggestions or shall I just get used to my ride height...

 

[JezzaMac]

Wire brush the threads and get them as clean as possible. Give the C spanner a dunt with a hammer to try and shock the lock ring free. Also might be worth taking the units off and pouring a big bottle of coke over the adjuster, I read somewhere that sometimes helps! lol

Just a couple of suggestions but i'm sure someone will be along with better ideas!

 

[Ryanph1rs]

Body shop degreaser soak them with it or carb/brake cleaner and let it soak in
buy it as a fluid not an aerosol it'll be dirt and s**t stuck in the threads a small pump sprayer and a good trade degreaser worked well on my mates .... Other than that oxyacetylene torch and heat up the adjuster slightly?

 

[Mike@Rentech]

Plenty of lube and wire brush with the slightest bit of heat

 

[Austin-182]

I had to send mine away to be re furbished mate, they weren't budging for anything!

 

[Gorms]

I had an old set that I left in a tub full of coke! Left them for 12 hours in about 10ltrs of the stuff! As good as new after! Just don't drink the coke after!

 

[leeds_182]

I had to send mine away to be re furbished mate, they weren't budging for anything!

Looking like that with these tbh. Tried the hammer method to no avail but may have to go for the coke method.

Is rola cola ok to cut down overheads?

 

[MicKPM]

I find a flat ended drive and a lump hammer usually works after a few squirts of penetrating fluid.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Coil overs need looking after. Fact.

 

[Dan@SJM]

I freed off a set with a set of stilsons, a 4ft scaffold tube and a vice.

 

[leeds_182]

Coil overs need looking after. Fact.

This is true. These were on the car for 6 months through summer and seized. I reckon I'll have to have the wheels off every other week in winter.

 

[jezcharger]

Coke only works because it contains phosphoric acid, acid based wheel cleaner contains the same stuff too

 

[Gorms]

To keep costs down on the coke go to icelands and by the 3ltr bottles for £1.50. Don't buy cheap! But it did unstick mine and I had tried almost everything!