My stiffy moves :(

[cupnoodle]

Hey all,

I've got an Ingalls torque damper 'stiffy' installed on my DC5R. Though i'm not sure it's suppose to rotate freely with my hands. Not full on revolutions, but will wiggle a few degrees side to side, colliding with the lug nuts and making a clank. The ends of the stiffy are on ball joints (bearings?) though?

Could someone please clarify if this is suppose to be movable by hand?
Much appreciated

[bungsai]

NO. tighten up the torque damper and then screw in the bolt at the end to hold it.

[cupnoodle]

Quick question, what's the point of the ball-joints/bearings if it's not meant to move? Or is this simply for ease of installation? Thanks!

[Crapdaz]

Quick question, what's the point of the ball-joints/bearings if it's not meant to move? Or is this simply for ease of installation? Thanks!
bearing joints are incase when the motor rocks not just front and back it gives a slight flexibility for other directions.

When you install it you can fit it on and then set it back to the stock setting which should be around 14mm and 10mm should be around the stiffest setting.

NOTE: Assuming these settings cause i only had it for the euro which were those.

[cupnoodle]

bearing joints are incase when the motor rocks not just front and back it gives a slight flexibility for other directions.

When you install it you can fit it on and then set it back to the stock setting which should be around 14mm and 10mm should be around the stiffest setting.

NOTE: Assuming these settings cause i only had it for the euro which were those.

So it should not be movable by hand at all? Not even rotational movements caused by the ball joints?

My dad reckons it's normal, but I don't think it's suppose to collide with the nuts and make that metallic clank

[aaronng]

No, there should be no rotational movement of the damper body. Make sure all nuts are secure. There are 3 nuts. One big one to determine the stiffness setting, another big one which locks the first big one, and a small nut which stops everything from rotating and stops the vibrations from causing the damper to rotate.

It would help if you could post up a pic of your damper and point out which ones are moving.

[cupnoodle]

No, there should be no rotational movement of the damper body. Make sure all nuts are secure. There are 3 nuts. One big one to determine the stiffness setting, another big one which locks the first big one, and a small nut which stops everything from rotating and stops the vibrations from causing the damper to rotate.

It would help if you could post up a pic of your damper and point out which ones are moving.

I will post up a video tonight. Thanks for the input, guys.

[aaronng]

I will post up a video tonight. Thanks for the input, guys.
I suspect the small nut located between the ball joint and the damper is loose.

[cupnoodle]

Ahhh misunderstanding. It's not related to the nut in the middle. It's the 2 that secures the damper to the engine and to the chassis (at either ends of the damper)

The whole unit moves a few degrees in either direction as if it's loose. I'm pretty sure the nuts are as tight as possible. But it still has room to rotate slightly on the bearing. If that makes any sense.

[EG52NV]

your thread has a funny title lol,