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bbs114 · 03-30-2007, 07:06 PM

With used coilovers are there are anything important to take care of before installing? [TEIN HA coilovers]
i.e. pillowball grease? Threads on the shock body?

How should i clean them? anything i should watch out for before cleaning?

Thanks.

Irukandji · 03-30-2007, 07:09 PM

Clean them. Not much else you can do.

bbs114 · 03-30-2007, 07:48 PM

Additional question.... How about antiseize on the threads on the shock? Good idea or not?

OptionZero · 03-30-2007, 09:10 PM

why not just rebuild them while they're off the car?

aznpoopy · 03-30-2007, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbs114

Additional question.... How about antiseize on the threads on the shock? Good idea or not?

if it works, not a bad idea at all.

i bent four spanner wrenches trying to adjust height when it was colder.

nisans13turbo · 03-30-2007, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OptionZero

why not just rebuild them while they're off the car?

asumming you got them alrdy, if your going to rebuild them consider selling them and getting new coilover because HA rebuild are 240 for all four. WHat you pay for and another 240 would of got yourself a new set.

just my 2 cent

MIB

slapinfunk · 03-30-2007, 10:39 PM

+1 to send off for rebuild...

bbs114 · 03-31-2007, 09:22 AM

thanks for the idea of rebuild but that still didnt answer my question.

bbs114 · 03-31-2007, 09:23 AM

i would love to rebuild them but to be honest i dont want to go through the hassle of waiting for turn around time and etc... 250 is cheap but thats probably not including shipping there and back and they arent especially light. i think they costed me like 70 to get shipped not to mention they were sent in some poor packaging job.

ZenkiKid · 03-31-2007, 09:24 AM

i say no need to rebuild yet if theres no signs of leaks on the coils just yet, i bought my gab sport revo stroke II`s almost a year ago and still no leaks! (i check once a month)

gotta240 · 03-31-2007, 11:02 AM

seriously...why rebuild if they aren't leaking?!

Its not like they are hard to install...takes what, 30 minutes to remove all 4...

03-30-2007, 07:06 PM	#1
bbs114 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rockville, MD Age: 40 Posts: 143 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	USED Coilovers With used coilovers are there are anything important to take care of before installing? [TEIN HA coilovers] i.e. pillowball grease? Threads on the shock body? How should i clean them? anything i should watch out for before cleaning? Thanks.

03-30-2007, 07:09 PM	#2
Irukandji Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Compton Posts: 4,268 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Clean them. Not much else you can do.

03-30-2007, 07:48 PM	#3
bbs114 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rockville, MD Age: 40 Posts: 143 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Additional question.... How about antiseize on the threads on the shock? Good idea or not?

03-30-2007, 09:10 PM	#4
OptionZero Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 41 Posts: 6,263 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: OptionZero Feedback Score: 2 reviews	why not just rebuild them while they're off the car?

03-30-2007, 10:39 PM	#7
slapinfunk Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: \m/,^_^.\m/ - SO.CA Posts: 198 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	+1 to send off for rebuild...

03-31-2007, 09:22 AM	#8
bbs114 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rockville, MD Age: 40 Posts: 143 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	thanks for the idea of rebuild but that still didnt answer my question.

03-31-2007, 09:23 AM	#9
bbs114 Leaky Injector Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Rockville, MD Age: 40 Posts: 143 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	i would love to rebuild them but to be honest i dont want to go through the hassle of waiting for turn around time and etc... 250 is cheap but thats probably not including shipping there and back and they arent especially light. i think they costed me like 70 to get shipped not to mention they were sent in some poor packaging job.

03-31-2007, 09:24 AM	#10
ZenkiKid Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nowhere Age: 35 Posts: 3,285 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	i say no need to rebuild yet if theres no signs of leaks on the coils just yet, i bought my gab sport revo stroke II`s almost a year ago and still no leaks! (i check once a month)

03-31-2007, 11:02 AM	#11
gotta240 Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: so cal Posts: 3,496 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	seriously...why rebuild if they aren't leaking?! Its not like they are hard to install...takes what, 30 minutes to remove all 4...