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coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:55 pm
by mozartung
Hello guys, bought some used coilovers the perches somehow wont budge. They are siezzed up.

I tried soaking them with pb blaster and pipe wrench still wont budge?
Has anyone had this incident with your setup and how you got it free?

Thanks...

Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:22 pm
by dr.occa
Make sure they aren't locked via an allan set screw David. They may have 2 adjustable turn perches. If they do you'll need to loosen the one that doesn't have a sleeve as it acts as a lock.

Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 9:54 pm
by hotdoghogie
Big hammer bigger temper.

Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:01 am
by mozartung
Problem fixed...
They were seized up As they were old. And

Hammer> pb blaster > Hammer > more pb blaster and a ton of patience it worked...


Car is sitting low now well need a bit more

On Koni coils
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Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:01 am
by mozartung
Thanks for your help guys

Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:43 am
by dr.occa
Good deal...even though it's a VW :P

Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:44 am
by mozartung
Lol its gfs car im still a yota fan

Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:46 am
by mozartung
I ordered the steering parts thru rockauto

Powersteering pump
Filter
Pressure hose
Random hoses

Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:08 am
by ga_goosh
hey David are those corvette wheels on the VW? if so thats pretty cool looks good and wide

Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:58 pm
by mozartung
Yes indeed, its gf's car
They are
16x8.5 with offsets between 38- 45

Im running 1" adapters
From adaptitus.com

Regards

Heres a recent shot
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Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:47 pm
by dr.occa
Why the corvette wheels David?

Re: coilover perches seized up need help

Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:41 pm
by mozartung
She got a good deal on them. Wheels in great condtion, good tires, complete set of adaptitusadapters.

I really wanted bbs with low offset or those schmidt wheels car currently has no reverse lols