dandan Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 Hi all, Taken my rear left damper and spring assembly (Tein HA) off the car this evening in an attempt to track down an annoying rattle/thud/knocking noise from rear left. The unit is still all together as one and I now want to take it apart to check the condition of the mount. Whilst cleaning the threads (for height adjustment) on the damper body the locking "nut" (not actually a nut as such, more a threaded ring) fell apart with light attention from a wire brush! I started to compress the spring but felt that trying more than i did might be dangerous as the coil spring compressor looked "on the limit" due to the tapered shape of the spring. Then when trying to undo the top nut that hold the damper together, the shaft was turning also. Can anyone tell me exactly how to go about taking this apart, I just want to make sure I don't do anything wrong. I have the Tein documents from mkiv.com but thery're not that much use. Also can anyone tell me where I can purchase a new locking "nut/ring" from? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted August 25, 2003 Share Posted August 25, 2003 New locking nut from Tein, or get an engineering shop to make one for you, but if one is gone the others won't be far behind.. Expect to pay BIG money for one off parts like this. Dunno who or if anyone at all can supply Tein replacement lock rings. Air gun to remove top nut, pro type spring compressors do tapered springs, no problem, el cheapo ones are a good way to take your head off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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