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Did a little work today. Since I ran the coils all winter and they were subject to snow, salt, ungodly amounts of dirt, and whatever the fuck else, they were making a lot of noise when turning, so I decided to take them apart.
While I was at it, I figured why not drop all the fender liners front and rear and clean the dirt out of them too. Well, that turned into de-greasing the engine bay. de-greasing the underside of the car, and cleaning out behind the fender liners and bumpers. Then I figured while I was at it why not clean my K&N filter and service that too. Then I ended up changing the oil because I was in the "get shit done" mood.
I also took a close work at the rear quarters to see what'll have to happen to make my wheels fit. I'll need to shave the lip off, move the bumper mounts around a little, and basically make as much room as possible for the wheels. Given my OCD, this'll probably take much more time than it really should, but I don't want to fuck it up.
Anyways, I took a few pics of rebuilding my coils, so I might as well share them:
On stands: (the 2x6's are holding the control arms up so there isn't pressure on the cv shafts)
Coils out after a quick bath. I've had the coils on for over a year and they weren't even difficult to take apart after a winters worth of driving. The springs are a little rusty in spots, but overall I am satisfied with the coilovers.
All apart:
This is what was causing all my noise when turning. These surfaces should be a lot cleaner with a touch of grease so when turning the coil doesn't bind and make noise. Obviously you can see why I was hearing noise. I had to pry the plastic off the perches they were so froze on there with dirt.
So after cleaning everything and taking super fine sandpaper to any burr's on the perch or little plastic pieces, I threw a little grease on everything (per Megan's reccomendations) and threw everything together. Repeat for the other side, and done.
Tomorrow I just have to re-install the coils and throw the wheels back on. Then the waiting game continues for my new wheels.
Kind of a boring update, but I was in the mood to type.
While I was at it, I figured why not drop all the fender liners front and rear and clean the dirt out of them too. Well, that turned into de-greasing the engine bay. de-greasing the underside of the car, and cleaning out behind the fender liners and bumpers. Then I figured while I was at it why not clean my K&N filter and service that too. Then I ended up changing the oil because I was in the "get shit done" mood.
I also took a close work at the rear quarters to see what'll have to happen to make my wheels fit. I'll need to shave the lip off, move the bumper mounts around a little, and basically make as much room as possible for the wheels. Given my OCD, this'll probably take much more time than it really should, but I don't want to fuck it up.
Anyways, I took a few pics of rebuilding my coils, so I might as well share them:
On stands: (the 2x6's are holding the control arms up so there isn't pressure on the cv shafts)
Coils out after a quick bath. I've had the coils on for over a year and they weren't even difficult to take apart after a winters worth of driving. The springs are a little rusty in spots, but overall I am satisfied with the coilovers.
All apart:
This is what was causing all my noise when turning. These surfaces should be a lot cleaner with a touch of grease so when turning the coil doesn't bind and make noise. Obviously you can see why I was hearing noise. I had to pry the plastic off the perches they were so froze on there with dirt.
So after cleaning everything and taking super fine sandpaper to any burr's on the perch or little plastic pieces, I threw a little grease on everything (per Megan's reccomendations) and threw everything together. Repeat for the other side, and done.
Tomorrow I just have to re-install the coils and throw the wheels back on. Then the waiting game continues for my new wheels.
Kind of a boring update, but I was in the mood to type.
nice to see someone actually does something to these buckets =D
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