Alright, im installing my coilovers and i was wondering, will the springs shoot down? When will they do this, when i loosen the last bolt thats in the engine bay? Also, i had another question, for the orings, are you supposed to put them under the split sleeve or on each end? And the strut sheild, should i just cut it down or not use it at all. Also, what does this mean -

If the spring will be under tension, mark the orientation of the strut top with the strut body before removing the strut top. You don't want to have reorient the plate again and again until you get it right! If the spring is loose, you have no worries since you can spin the strut since the strut shaft rotates

Im looking here for my directions - http://honda.hybrids.jp/ap02/ff/gckit.shtml

 

i took the strut shields completely off. no problems with them being off. also when i did mine i took them apart from the bottom up. the spring didnt shoot out or anything.

 

So take the struts/springs out starting at the bottom bolts and what not and working up to the chassis bolts, they wont shoot out?If they were to shoot out, which direction would they go in (hopefully not twords my head) How long did it take you to install? Also, what does it mean by this ...

If the spring will be under tension, mark the orientation of the strut top with the strut body before removing the strut top. You don't want to have reorient the plate again and again until you get it right! If the spring is loose, you have no worries since you can spin the strut since the strut shaft rotates.

 

What is the easiest way to get the bolts undone from the strut fork thing? Also, i do have to take this off correct.. the damn bolts are SOOOO tight!

 

breaker bar and alot of wd-40 if not then you might need some heat on that bolt. You should have soaked these bolts a few days before you even started the project.

 

agg lol wish someone told me that a few days before! hmm heat.. wouldnt that be bad tho considering wd40 is flammable? evil bolts.. evil!

 

if you car has been in NH its entire life, the rear bolts are probably going to break. they are the ons that hold the shock to the control arm...

 

well the 3 ft breaker bar worked great! Now my question is, got the struts out, but how do i take off the top part of the strut, the middle bolt without losing stuff, etc.. cause it looks like the spring would make it all fly off? Also, is there anything i need to be careful about being lined up.. as i said above, i still dont know what that means!

 

be careful with those breaker bars. my friend snapped one of the pins on his hub tryin to get a lug off w/ a 6 ft breaker bar. haha

 

holy *****! thats one big breaka bar! Hmm still tryin to figure out how to take apart the top of the strut, and wondering if i have to mark anything so when i go to reinstall them they go all correct? read above!

This is what im talkin about!

If the spring will be under tension, mark the orientation of the strut top with the strut body before removing the strut top. You don't want to have reorient the plate again and again until you get it right! If the spring is loose, you have no worries since you can spin the strut since the strut shaft rotates.

 

when i did it i didnt take apart the whole top of the strut. i just unscrewed the top of the strut and dropped just the strut/spring body right out the bottom, that way you dont have to worry about lining up all you do is stick it back up through the hole and screw it in.

 

i think i have to take the middle screw off tho so that i can cut the bumpstops in half =[ hmm..

 

groundzero, check your IM.

be careful taking the top hat off...the spring is under tension!

and you can do what lowlife4life said but i think you are past that point (spring/shock combo is out of the car).

 

hmm well if i put the strut back in and fastened the two side bolts in the engine bay, then could i just undo the middle one and let the spring shoot/drop into a bucket with a towel?

 

in case parts go flying...

 

Alright, so i got the spring off, and now i have to figure how stuff goes back together.. and now a few more problems occur!

also. my split sleeves rubber piece that goes under the ajuster part, thats supposed to hold the ajuster snug right? well its loose on mine.. =[

 

I'm getting ready to put my coilovers in too. So did you take the middle bolt that threads onto the strut rod off while the strut/spring assembly was still mounted? And nothing went wizzing by your head?

 

well what i did was, put the assembly back up through the engine bay, fastened the 2 side bolts again, then loosened the middle one, and then took it all out, when it was out, i took a bucket and a towel, put the top part in the bucket, and loosened the rest of the middle bolt.. when it came out, the spring flew back and some other random things.. but not much came undone.. but..

I do need HELP! Where do these 2 washers go.. and how do they go there? Also, is my install on the strut correct so far?

CAN SOMEONE post some pics for me, imagestation is down! =[ soomeone catch me on aim - Ph1b3r W1r35

 

check your IM.

 

Alright, do i need the dust cover? Is the dust cover the same thing as the "strut shaft shield" that you are supposed to cut down? If i dont need this part.. if its the same part.. do i still need the black washer?

 

anyone know? here are the 2 washers im tryin to figure out about.. i was told Bumpstop, then gold washer with bump part facing down, then dust shield (strut shaft shield), then black washer.. but my ? is.. if your not using the shaft shield.. do you just put the black washer on top of the gold one?






Modified by GroundZer0 at 12:53 PM 7/30/2003

 

I had my gold washer on top of the black washer. never had any problems with it that way.

 

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Thats a great idea

I might have to try that next time I do shocks/springs.

 

thats kinda what i was gonna do, but then i decided to take the whole thing out and do it on the ground.. it was just as easy.. but then i had those few washers that confused me.. now for the split rubber piece.. it wasnt tight enough under the ajuster.. it moved around, so i put duct tape over the strut to make it larger, then the split rubber piece.. then the ajuster over that.. is that alright?

 

well after finishing the first side (drivers) i did the passenger in under 10 mins!

Thank you to everyone who helped me! You guys rock!

Special thanks to - lowlife4life, and keithv! You guys are the best.. thanks for being patient with all of my questions!

Tommorow i will be doing the back!

Also, when the ajuster is all the way at the top, this means its on the highest setting (high as in not low ridin!)?