Meister R Coilovers seized....

[o0craig0o]

Hi Guys, After trying to adjust the ride height I have found out that the coilovers have seized. As a result both c spanners are fubar'd.

Anyone have any ideas ?

Craig

 

[Hazz]

Big hammer

 

[o0craig0o]

I tried yesterday but its not budging whatsoever, Even welded the C Spanners to a bar to try and get some leverage. I'm close to scrapping them TBH.

 

[Shaenei]

How have the c spanners been fubar'ed?

I've knocked the hell out of c spanners in the past and not damaged them

 

[Shaenei]

I'm assuming you've got a spring compressor on and have jacked the car in the air? Removing any prior load on the nut is a must before trying to adjust

 

[o0craig0o]

Yes shaenei, They simply twisted and bent out of shape . I will have a look over in the field where it ended up after losing my temper and throwing it over the fence. Should not be to hard to find. :lol:

 

[Chris.]

Contact MeisterR and seee what he says? I'm sure he's still active on the forum.

 

[o0craig0o]

Contact MeisterR and seee what he says? I'm sure he's still active on the forum.

Good call Chris, Jerrick has been pretty helpful tbh.
Cheers

 

[o0craig0o]

This is the result of slipping off the C Spanner.

 

[Chris.]

It chopped your fingers off? I'd get that seen to tbh.

 

[Shaenei]

It chopped your fingers off? I'd get that seen to tbh.

:lol:

Nice

Have you tried applying some WD40 or rust penetrant spray every day for a week or so? Might help loosen it up

 

[o0craig0o]

LOL Chris.

Operation lube will start again tonight.

 

[TypeGRRR]

Out of interest, what model MeisterR coilovers have you got and how long have they been on the car?

Has Jerrick commented yet?

 

[o0craig0o]

Yeah Jerrick has been very helpful tbh.

They have been on around 18months iirc, and they are the Zeta-R ones.

 

[TypeRiter]

Did you regularly check and grease them prior?

This is something that coilovers, irrespective of what brand they, are susceptible to.

 

[o0craig0o]

Don't get me wrong I don't doubt for one moment this is down to the meisters being defective in anyway. They have been faultless for 18months and would of continued to be if I had not have attempted to adjust the ride height. I did not grease them or any maintenance at all. This is most likely the cause.