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 gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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finally get round to sorting out the car took the struts to the garage to get the top mounts off after failing myself and he used the damper adjusters to get the nut off instead of just using an air impact gun now i'm left with,...  How the hell do I plug it till i can afford to get it replaced? ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
 Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:18
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lotek
Seasoned Pro  Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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Hang on!The mechanic broke off your dampening adjuster and isnt paying for it?? or am missing something? |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:22
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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gnrlee wrote: How the hell do I plug it till i can afford to get it replaced? you dont plug it.... you go to the garage and tell them to replace it! |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:26
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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lotek wrote: Hang on! The mechanic broke off your dampening adjuster and isnt paying for it?? or am missing something? It was just a case of me calling round leaving it 30 mins then coming back there's no proof I was even there I could go see him but really I don't have a leg to stand on :-/ ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:27
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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did you give him any money ? cash in hand? |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:30
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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I need an emergency method till I can get this sorted,  ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:30
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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Cash in hand £10 he charged me :-(________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:32
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #8
well you cant put that back on your car ..... just put cling film over it and store upright somewhere. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:33
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midlife
Seasoned Pro  Location: Colne, Lancashire Registered: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 7,544 Status: Offline |
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Bloody hell that's a costly mistake!!Plenty of us on here have impact wrenches, all you had to do was ask, or did I miss something   ________________________________________ Get used to seeing the yellow one !!! Team 330™ Team "no front end or engine" Team "LIMITED EDITION" I live for the 306 sticker  Team 0-60 in 6.44 & standing qtr in 14.808 @ 94.55mph all with std engine 203bhp Corolla T-Sport daily driver stealthier than Kwai Chang Caine |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:33
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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gnrlee wrote: Cash in hand £10 he charged me :-( BINGO!!! Go see him and if he doesent play ball , Bring up TAX EVASION  |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:35
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midlife
Seasoned Pro Location: Colne, Lancashire Registered: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 7,544 Status: Offline |
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Wrap ptfe tape around a bolt & screw it into the nut, but I wouldn't drive it anywhere!!!________________________________________ Get used to seeing the yellow one !!!Team 330™ Team "no front end or engine" Team "LIMITED EDITION" I live for the 306 sticker Team 0-60 in 6.44 & standing qtr in 14.808 @ 94.55mph all with std engine 203bhp Corolla T-Sport daily driver stealthier than Kwai Chang Caine |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:36
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
Post #12
you have the strut and pics of the damage as evidence, maybie even a withdrawral slip from cashpoint? Citizens advice |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:37
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro  Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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Nothing is going to plug that and stop the fluid coming out, the pressure when you hit something like a pothole is high enough to pop anything you put on there straight off.________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:51
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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lotek wrote: you have the strut and pics of the damage as evidence, maybie even a withdrawral slip from cashpoint? Citizens advice no pix of it prior to been broken, drew £20 from cash point next door though I couldnt really ask anyone on here because the car was on axle stands and i had to carry the struts to the closest garage I could think of failing to get them off myself I cant screw anything into it because it appears to be a thin metal bar that's snapped so the oil is p*ssing up from around it, could I use some sort of gasket sealant? ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 17:55
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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No, you'll never get it to stick with the oil there, and if you try to use it there's a good few hundred psi or so of pressure there anyway, it'd never take it - I'm guessing it's snapped where the o-ring is?It's no good running on them when the oil's p*ssed out anyway, you'll just do more damage, as it is it shouldn't cost much more than 30-40 quid to have that fixed. ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:10
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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just called the garagein his own words, Me: I came to see you yesterday with the yellow shocks and you snapped the nipple on Him: yeah, Me: well that part is just to adjust the damper, Him: that top part is just to grip the top to stop it from spinning, Me: no it's not not it's a damper adjuster, you should have just used an air gun on them now oil is p*ssing out of them him: where abouts? Me: from the hole where you snapped the nipple off Him: well what do you want me to do about it? Me: we are you covered by insurance? Him: you must be joking I did you a favour Me: a favour that has cost me the struts and the use of my car, Him: dont want to know Bye,.... Do I go round and knock his teeth out?  ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:20
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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take them to the garage, mate if its only £30 fix as phill says it is then your likely to get it from them. you have more than enough evidence to stop it being "coincedential" |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:21
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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phillipm wrote: No, you'll never get it to stick with the oil there, and if you try to use it there's a good few hundred psi or so of pressure there anyway, it'd never take it - I'm guessing it's snapped where the o-ring is? It's no good running on them when the oil's p*ssed out anyway, you'll just do more damage, as it is it shouldn't cost much more than 30-40 quid to have that fixed. I'm so sick of these Coilovers! where can I get them sorted then! ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:22
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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Try Koni themselves first, see if they offer rebuilds. Failing that I think that shaft is the same size as the early Gaz units  ________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:25
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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I'm so angry at the moment I can't think strait,..do I need to find a coilover specialist?, suspention Specialist, of just any GOOD garage?  ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:27
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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shame you couldnt record convo,you now have the call log, cash withdrawral slip, broken item. id be taking a walk down there fella and reteiving the money , if not threaten him with Citizens advice , and mention tax evasion. if he says he aint avoiding tax and hes putting through till then even better as it becomes a proper paid service , so you will deffo be covered. dont be a pussy... get your ass down there  |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:28
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lotek
Seasoned Pro Location: Berkshire Registered: 04 Dec 2007 Posts: 6,107 Status: Offline |
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alternatively , run by the workshop and lob a brick through the workshop door at the first car you see then leg it usain bolt styleeee |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:29
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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lotek wrote: alternatively , run by the workshop and lob a brick through the workshop door at the first car you see then leg it usain bolt styleeee trust me he'll get his comeuppance!  I'm going to avoid direct contact i'll end up in a cell ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:37
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phillipm
Seasoned Pro Location: Rotherham Registered: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 20,607 Status: Offline |
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No, it'll have to be a suspension specialist, or perhaps a hydraulics firm, it's a ground spring steel shaft that goes all the way down into the piston with a tapered needle ground on the end, detents for the clicker and a pair of o-ring grooves, so it's easier just to send it to someone who'll have one on the shelf.________________________________________ - Bespoke rollcages/additions/adjustments. Half cages right up to complete custom spaceframes - MSA/FIA spec, CDS, ROPT, T45, etc - PM meEmail me! Custom-made polybushes available - need an odd size or fitment? - anything from batch work to one-off pieces. |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:38
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gnrlee
Forum Admin Location: Leeds Registered: 20 Aug 2005 Posts: 8,878 Status: Offline |
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phillipm wrote: No, it'll have to be a suspension specialist, or perhaps a hydraulics firm, it's a ground spring steel shaft that goes all the way down into the piston with a tapered needle ground on the end, detents for the clicker and a pair of o-ring grooves, so it's easier just to send it to someone who'll have one on the shelf. do you know of any by you? sheffield etc apparently non here in Leeds, Koni Sports line say £70 to fix them i'll have to go put the old suspention back on for now ________________________________________ Proud Member of the ASTOR Owners Club |
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Posted 15th Oct 2010 at 18:47
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