 Tein + GR-2 woes... |
 Jan 18, 2008 - 7:59 PM
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Ok, so I finally made the plunge and picked up some KYB GR-2s and Tein S-techs since my rears went out. The installation was pretty smooth until I lowered the car. (I should add in I got strut cartridges for the front that just replaced the shock, the rears were full strut assemblies.) The car made very odd rubber-on-rubber sounding grinds and pops. I put it on the lift and watched the springs, they torqued with the top half rigid and the bottom half turning. I figured it must be the upper bearings so I put a healthy amount of axle grease on them and reassembled the struts. Then popping is much less now, but still noticeable going into and coming out of left turns. I know my driver front axle is bad, so I will be replacing that next; but I think the sound is strut related. Any ideas?
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Jan 27, 2008 - 12:55 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 5, '06 From Maryland Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
Thanks for the reply you two!
Celicam8: I don't recall a washer to swap over, I'd think a 1/4" washer would stand out to me. I'll def have to grab one and put it in next time I get it on a lift. Harold_Faswaker: I greased the bearings but didn't where the spring meets the top... so is it supposed to twist in there? I thought it was twisting because the bearing wasn't greased enough so it was binding. I'll have to grease it next time it gets on the lift. I'm back at college now, any immediate dangers in not messing with it for a couple weeks? |
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Jan 27, 2008 - 1:26 AM
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QUOTE(phokur @ Jan 27, 2008 - 12:55 AM) [snapback]634962[/snapback] Thanks for the reply you two! Celicam8: I don't recall a washer to swap over, I'd think a 1/4" washer would stand out to me. I'll def have to grab one and put it in next time I get it on a lift. it is on the inside of the hatch, under the plastic caps... I know for sure it exists... I had the same problem, it was making a loud metal on metal noise...and once I put those in the noise stopped... I thought when I saw it that it was just some junk and didn't know what it was for...  it's under that center nut... thats why the nut isn't supposed to go all the way down, that washer is there to raise the point of contact on the nut to the body This post has been edited by Celicam8: Jan 27, 2008 - 1:29 AM |
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phokur Tein + GR-2 woes... Jan 18, 2008 - 7:59 PM
Galcobar The bottom need to be fully seated in the correct ... Jan 19, 2008 - 1:25 AM phokur Hi there, thanks for the reply.
I've taken ap... Jan 19, 2008 - 9:19 AM Celicam8 did you put the washer in under the nut? its like ... Jan 19, 2008 - 10:00 PM Harold_Fastwaker You need to grease where the spring meets the top ... Jan 23, 2008 - 10:00 PM phokur That's what I thought you were talking about, ... Jan 27, 2008 - 12:48 PM
Celicam8 QUOTE(phokur @ Jan 27, 2008 - 12:48 ... Jan 27, 2008 - 2:04 PM phokur Finally got a chance to go home and try greasing t... Feb 17, 2008 - 3:52 PM |
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