Springy knocking noise towards front of car
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ok, it sounds like I am in the right area. I did give it a bit of a bounce when I had filled it, and it didn't seem to make much of a difference, so I thought I would drive it for a bit, then check again today. I did clean the damper in the areas where I thought I might spot leaks, so I guess that time will tell.
With these cars, even if the dampers (and for that matter, all devices that need fluid to operate) are not worn out, is it still normal that they consume (or lose) a given amount of fluid over time? Obviously if there is a puddle on the floor, then something bad has happened, but I guess what I am trying to get at is an understanding of what levels I need to check, and how frequently I should check them?
I do have a manual on its way, but I don't know whether or not it will contain this info.
Thanks, Aaron
With these cars, even if the dampers (and for that matter, all devices that need fluid to operate) are not worn out, is it still normal that they consume (or lose) a given amount of fluid over time? Obviously if there is a puddle on the floor, then something bad has happened, but I guess what I am trying to get at is an understanding of what levels I need to check, and how frequently I should check them?
I do have a manual on its way, but I don't know whether or not it will contain this info.
Thanks, Aaron
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Hopefully somebody will have the info to hand, as I only tend to check when I think there is a problem or notice a leak in which case I just change them.but I guess what I am trying to get at is an understanding of what levels I need to check, and how frequently I should check them?
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Aaron, some of the air can take a while to get out. The rears I did off the car and found the air can be expelled more easily through moving the shocker through its whole stroke. So to replicate this on the fronts I found the best way was to fill the damper right to the top, leave the top bolt out then grab the car by the front bumper, pull it up as far as i could then bounce the car up and down. The level needs to be 3/8's " / 1cm from the top of the filler AFAIK. I then left it , repeated and if the level was still too high used a syringe and a piece of washer tubing to suck out excess.
If you leave it for a week then check I'm sure that'll be fine. Then if its gone down check a week later. To check the level I used a grey cable tie that I cleaned with oil on a clean rag, dipped into the damper and marked the top with a pen.
If you leave it for a week then check I'm sure that'll be fine. Then if its gone down check a week later. To check the level I used a grey cable tie that I cleaned with oil on a clean rag, dipped into the damper and marked the top with a pen.
The dampers should NOT leak - at all. MOT fail - if they spot it!
Road conditions and driver expectations have moved on considerably since anyone oversaw development of Minor dampers. The oils are all the same basic make-up, just different viscosities. Each to their own - i like firm damping, not 'ship at sea' effect with bump stops taking a hammering!
Road conditions and driver expectations have moved on considerably since anyone oversaw development of Minor dampers. The oils are all the same basic make-up, just different viscosities. Each to their own - i like firm damping, not 'ship at sea' effect with bump stops taking a hammering!
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Apparently not, which is why they don't use engine oil in jacks!bmcecosse wrote:The oils are all the same basic make-up, just different viscosities.
That sounds like very knackered dampers. They should not do this under normal conditions. If you are subjecting the car to 'abnormal' conditions then a telescopic damper conversion is the usual route and will give far superior results.Each to their own - i like firm damping, not 'ship at sea' effect with bump stops taking a hammering!
It all depends on what you want though.
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