MK1 hottuning coilover too tight?!

**Oneofthegreats** · 07-12-2009, 06:58 PM

So you can't move the lower ring clockwise at all?

**Preen59** · 07-12-2009, 07:11 PM

Your thread looks like it has picked up slightly at some stage..

-Remove the unit, pull the top mount off to take pressure off the spring first.

-Spray WD40 or similar on the top of the nuts and let it soak down.

-Wind the nuts off the top one at a time and check the thread. Gimme some close up pics of the thread if possible.

**Peter Jones** · 07-12-2009, 07:13 PM

Do you have two spanners?

I'd hold the upper ring with one spanner and tap a second spanner lightly to try and move the two rings apart. I'd imagine the rings are frozen to each other.

Some good quality C spanners would help too, the stamped ones that ship with the struts aren't too good generally speaking.

Teng make some nice C spanners.

Pete

**Spyda** · 07-12-2009, 08:19 PM

Take it out and take the spring off.
The spring is compressed and is pressing down on the rings, that will make it heeps harder to take off.

Heating it up like preeny said should work too.

If you have 2 c-spanners it would be tooo easy. I always use both to loosen and tighten the two.

Why the hell is it wond all the way up?

**NERD** · 07-12-2009, 10:29 PM

Thanks for the help. I'll use 2 c-spanners or if not remove the unit

Preen59 - thanks for the tips. i will post a close up of the thread in the next day or two. Just have to find a bit of spare time inbetween working.

Peter Jones - I have a second c spanner lying around somewhere. I'll try unwinding it using both. I couldnt find the 2nd the other day as i wanted to try that method.