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Wow that's sexual. Colour of the gods.
I need to get my smooth boot painted!
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Cut the retaining/locking rings off the coils and replace them? There must be a way to get them moving.
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never really thought of that !
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Thats a last resort really. Plumbers grips? Hammer and chisel?
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29-05-2013, 09:02 PM
(This post was last modified: 29-05-2013, 09:03 PM by Ben.)
Use a wire brush best you can to clean the threads above and below the locking rings so that they have a good thread to wind onto. Spray them with wd40 or similar for couple days to help a little bit. Make sure your c spanner fits well and if that slips off then try stilsons.
Nice looking car btw!
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Only had to cut them off on a set of weitecs with plastic rings :/ if they're metal you should fine!
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Or just hammer 90 degress to the flats on the rings and it should break them loose, then use the C spanner. O and then copper grease the threads to avoid it happening again!
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That car looks well.
Anyway scrub the threads with a wire brush, and spray a bit of degreaser around the collars aswell, spray on a bit of diesel/oil aswell after scrubbing, use a good spanner or if there real tight use a square drift on the collars, screw them down the way first, also hit the collars a few times usually helps.
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Take them out and leave them in diesel for a few days only way I could get a set to budge
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what coilovers and size tyres u running looks sweet