Landseer

Front of car was riding very high.
Adjusters frozen.
Removed shocks to address.
Soaked them for a few days with acetone/trans fluid, oil, WD

Not sure how they work, search was confusing. Help please.

Jadz928

Die grinder, longways on the sleeve. Not all the way thru, but close. Then wedge in a tool and peel off the sleeve. May need two cuts.

I have a replacement(s) for you.

Landseer

Are the collars, then, single cast pieces that thread onto each shock?

Cut the whole thing? Ok.

John Speake

Yes and yes...

Landseer

Thanks for the advice.

Worked great.

One of the collars got two cuts and came apart in halves.

The other collar got a single cut and was unscrewed using a wedge to help hold it apart.

These should have wax melting into them when being reassembled.

Mrmerlin

darn those are really corroded,
hopefully a wire brush on a wheel will clean those threads ,
when you go to install the new collars ,
I suggest to use a mixture of antiseize and grease, use some on the bottom of the spring perch as well ,
you will only be able to adjust these with the wheels off the ground.

Landseer

Thanks, will-do.

Jadz928 had these installed by a local shop 4 years ago.

Car hasn't seen much duty since. Shop must have forced some dirty old collars onto the new shocks. About par-for-the-course for DeltaV in Richmond.

Jadz928

^^^^ yep! Don't use them anymore. Collars r yours, just let me know.

Landseer

Jim, please mail them asap, I'll put the short shifter in the mail on Monday.

Will be back onto this project next weekend and think I can finish.

Am blogging it on pelican.


The shock threads cleaned-up fine with power wire brush.
I used a triangular jeweler's file to clean-up a few of the threads.

jpitman2

My rears did that - had to cut them off. Local wrench had some 911 fittings with matching perches and gave them to me. FWIW bils are rebuildable - here they were ~$150/ea, compared to $600+ for new.
jp 83 Euro S AT 54k, M474

STRIKEMASTER

The right tool helps. Using a pipe wrench just crushes the collar more tightly to the shock. What you need is called a c-spanner, a bar that has a 'c' shaped end with a hook on it to engage the slots in the collar. Any of the 'Big Three' will have one. Mine cost about $8.00

Landseer

Correct, good point.
I could feel the pipe wrench binding them further. Wrong tool for sure.
Did break one shock spanner.
Had a heavy plumbing spanner that didn't seem to work.
Might have been saveable with patience and right tool.

jheis

Too bad about the shocks - shame what some bonehead mechanics do to these cars. Nice vice though....

James