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bennet654
22-08-2010, 06:29 PM
Hey guys I have a 2002 DC5R with newly installed Buddyclub RSD's..
When the car is jacked up ever spring is loose on its mount and can be moved about 1.5cm up and down. The sound at first only occured in car parks doing sharp turns, but now it is happening on the streets just driving around... its a pooping/clunk sound that is coming mainly from the front, but occasionally at the rear too.

This could also be why I havent been mesmerized by the handling performance since the upgrade :(

Hope you guys can give me some assistance..
mocchi
22-08-2010, 07:10 PM
what is ever spring?
Tai
22-08-2010, 07:14 PM
Who installed it is a knob.

The springs need to be tightened by the 2 perches jsut right so it doesnt move.
DC2-PWR
22-08-2010, 07:15 PM
what is ever spring?

I think he meant every spring
mocchi
22-08-2010, 07:25 PM
Hey guys I have a 2002 DC5R with newly installed Buddyclub RSD's..
When the car is jacked up ever spring is loose on its mount and can be moved about 1.5cm up and down. The sound at first only occured in car parks doing sharp turns, but now it is happening on the streets just driving around... its a pooping/clunk sound that is coming mainly from the front, but occasionally at the rear too.

This could also be why I havent been mesmerized by the handling performance since the upgrade :(

Hope you guys can give me some assistance..

so tighten the lower perch until spring isnt loose.
bennet654
22-08-2010, 07:33 PM
my issue is its super tight! i cant adjust em :( any tips?
mocchi
22-08-2010, 07:36 PM
my issue is its super tight! i cant adjust em :( any tips?

clean perch thread from dirt, wd40 it, and crack it loose with your c spanner.
bennet654
22-08-2010, 07:49 PM
hahah ive tried the wd40.. no luck :( any other tips or recommendations of this coil wrap?
mocchi
22-08-2010, 08:00 PM
hahah ive tried the wd40.. no luck :( any other tips or recommendations of this coil wrap?

oh damn. last thing to try would be heavy mallet+screw driver. make sure you know which way to loosen. good luck bennet.
Tai
22-08-2010, 08:06 PM
Spray it with heaps of WD -40 and let it soak over night.

And then spray some more when you try to loosen it again.
bennet654
22-08-2010, 09:52 PM
cheers which way is losen on buddy club??? and u do the bottom one first im guessing :)
bennet654
23-08-2010, 10:37 AM
any other points??
bungsai
23-08-2010, 12:05 PM
take it to a shop, sometimes these shocks come reverse threaded so lefty loosey rightey tightey doesnt work.

hammer and screwdriver has never failed me.
bennet654
23-08-2010, 12:10 PM
Hahaha hammer and screw deiver with overnight wd40 penetration soundsnlike the go!! The if all else fail :( to the shop!! Where can i buy this coil wrap from? Thanks for the comments guys. Great help
DC2-PWR
23-08-2010, 08:45 PM
Hahaha hammer and screw deiver with overnight wd40 penetration soundsnlike the go!! The if all else fail :( to the shop!! Where can i buy this coil wrap from? Thanks for the comments guys. Great help

Don't try the hammer technique just yet, let a proffesinal have a clear look at it first before you do anything silly that could make the problem worse. Do things right the first time,

Good luck.
vinnY
24-08-2010, 12:53 PM
hang on, what happened to the c spanners?

pretty sure they usually have a 3/8" square so you can whack in a ratchet to help with leverage
Bludger
24-08-2010, 01:43 PM
nothing wrong with hammer and flat head.
vinnY
24-08-2010, 01:46 PM
well i figured if he's got the right tools on hand, may as well learn to use them
chargeR
24-08-2010, 04:07 PM
As above, the two spring perch collars should be just snug against the bottom of the spring. As it sits you are losing 15mm of damper travel in bump for no reason at all.


well i figured if he's got the right tools on hand, may as well learn to use them

The Buddy Club coilover spanners I have seen don't have the 1/2" drive hole in them. The Tein ones are much better.
vinnY
24-08-2010, 04:09 PM
^that's a weird oversight by buddyclub, i personally haven't needed to use the holes on my cusco ones but they'd be handy if i ever needed the extra leverage
najdi
27-08-2010, 09:07 PM
try rust off we use it at work and it works heaps good..also let it soak in...make sure the end of the spring is ligned up and has no play you might be lowering your car but the spring isnt properly fitted if you get what i mean...try rust off and let me no how u go