AKL pre-Manfield test run Sun 3 Nov
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Re: AKL pre-Manfield test run Sun 3 Nov
Not sure if I'll get there I'm bloody sore still but if I do I'll see you there. Plans havnt come together and I didn't get a WOF on the black beauty which means I would have to take the Spyder
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Re: AKL pre-Manfield test run Sun 3 Nov
All good Mike, no pressure to be there mate but if you do feel up to it, it'll be good to see you. Either way, just have yourself an enjoyable day.
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100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
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Re: AKL pre-Manfield test run Sun 3 Nov
AS it worked out, my weekend plans are shot to hell after speedway on friday, Helping Chris with his MR2engined playtoy on saturday and event planning today meant I didn't get the time to pull the good rubber out of the shed for the shopping trolley in time. Maybe December if the stars align (and no date conflicts. )mickeyduck wrote:Ha ha, I'm busted. Why do you think I'll be doing a run out West Rodney?Speedhog wrote:Shall I follow with the truck and trailer Charlie?
And if you do manage to find Madaz some rubber it'd be great to have you tag along in the shopping trolley mate.
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Re: AKL pre-Manfield test run Sun 3 Nov
LOL.
Woodcocks strikes again.
Cruising along Old North Rd at the start of the run, a knocking started up on the front left. As I drove along it got more and more frequent as if something was undoing itself.
Turned left into Taylor Rd to suss it out. The first thing I discovered was that I've driven around for the last 6 years in that thing with no jack. Doh! Borrowed one off Kevin and we jacked up that corner, wrestled with everything that mattered and all seemed rock solid tight. Except where the brake line connects to the steel tubing as it goes through a bracket on the chassis, it made a wee clunking noise when we moved the line. I tightened the clamp that secures the hose to the chassis bracket and we let the car back down on its feet.
Short test run, noise still there, getting worse not better if anything. Metallic sound like steel hitting steel. Not cool.
I asked Ivor to carry on leading the run in the hope that them that showed would have a good day. I mean the weather is utterly exceptional today. Wow!
Thinking we had checked every single nut and bolt on the left front I headed for home at a trundle, the knocking noise becoming more and more frequent. Trying to visualise every nut and bolt that I've had apart doing the suspension rebuild, it suddenly occurred to me there was one that we had forgotten to check. The nut that secures the top end of the shock to the top-hat.
Pulled over to the side of SH16, got out a 17mm spanner and bingo, it was indeed that nut.
So I got out a 14mm spanner and removed the damper adjuster. Then took an allen key and the 17mm spanner and tightened that nut up as best I could. And guess what? No noise at all the rest of the way home.
Once home I pulled the nut off to find that unlike the ones on the rear shocks, it's a not a nylock nut. So the only thing stopping them from undoing is the tightness of them. And they were pretty darn tight when I put the struts together, believe me. Off they came and after a clean of the threads with Clean-R-Carb, on went some medium strength Loctite.
Thank goodness it was something so stupidly simple.
In all other respects the car seems great. Very happy with the feel of it through the corners. With these really hard springs I can soften the shocks and get a fairly nice ride while it corners flat and turns in precisely. SWeet.
I hope the other guys had a great day out. Weather sure is nice.
OK out to the shed, ready the SW for Tuesday's WOF.
The nut:
Top of the shock:
Doing the nut up again, this time with Loctite:
All back together. The 14mm nut just below the knurled black adjuster is what holds the damper adjuster on. The 17mm nut that secures the shock to the top-hat is below that.
Woodcocks strikes again.
Cruising along Old North Rd at the start of the run, a knocking started up on the front left. As I drove along it got more and more frequent as if something was undoing itself.
Turned left into Taylor Rd to suss it out. The first thing I discovered was that I've driven around for the last 6 years in that thing with no jack. Doh! Borrowed one off Kevin and we jacked up that corner, wrestled with everything that mattered and all seemed rock solid tight. Except where the brake line connects to the steel tubing as it goes through a bracket on the chassis, it made a wee clunking noise when we moved the line. I tightened the clamp that secures the hose to the chassis bracket and we let the car back down on its feet.
Short test run, noise still there, getting worse not better if anything. Metallic sound like steel hitting steel. Not cool.
I asked Ivor to carry on leading the run in the hope that them that showed would have a good day. I mean the weather is utterly exceptional today. Wow!
Thinking we had checked every single nut and bolt on the left front I headed for home at a trundle, the knocking noise becoming more and more frequent. Trying to visualise every nut and bolt that I've had apart doing the suspension rebuild, it suddenly occurred to me there was one that we had forgotten to check. The nut that secures the top end of the shock to the top-hat.
Pulled over to the side of SH16, got out a 17mm spanner and bingo, it was indeed that nut.
So I got out a 14mm spanner and removed the damper adjuster. Then took an allen key and the 17mm spanner and tightened that nut up as best I could. And guess what? No noise at all the rest of the way home.
Once home I pulled the nut off to find that unlike the ones on the rear shocks, it's a not a nylock nut. So the only thing stopping them from undoing is the tightness of them. And they were pretty darn tight when I put the struts together, believe me. Off they came and after a clean of the threads with Clean-R-Carb, on went some medium strength Loctite.
Thank goodness it was something so stupidly simple.
In all other respects the car seems great. Very happy with the feel of it through the corners. With these really hard springs I can soften the shocks and get a fairly nice ride while it corners flat and turns in precisely. SWeet.
I hope the other guys had a great day out. Weather sure is nice.
OK out to the shed, ready the SW for Tuesday's WOF.
The nut:
Top of the shock:
Doing the nut up again, this time with Loctite:
All back together. The 14mm nut just below the knurled black adjuster is what holds the damper adjuster on. The 17mm nut that secures the shock to the top-hat is below that.
#8^) Charlie the certified Westie
Retired - President 2012 - 2018
Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018
Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018
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Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017
100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
Retired - President 2012 - 2018
Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018
Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018
Retired - Webmaster, Forum Host & Admin 2010 - 2018 - Now it's mknz
Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017
100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
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Re: AKL pre-Manfield test run Sun 3 Nov
I’m glad it was something simple. Woodcocks road was a blast as usual.
- psyguy
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Re: AKL pre-Manfield test run Sun 3 Nov
Glad you have it sorted Charlie!
And to think that as we were trying to acertain what was going on with the noise, Brian actually fiddled with that nut at the top of the shock! But then our attention went elsewhere...
And to think that as we were trying to acertain what was going on with the noise, Brian actually fiddled with that nut at the top of the shock! But then our attention went elsewhere...
- mickeyduck
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Re: AKL pre-Manfield test run Sun 3 Nov
I thought he was fiddling with the 14mm one which holds the damper adjuster on Ivor, which is why I asked him to leave it alone. But yes if I had put a spanner on the 17mm nut below it, we'd have had it nailed.
Glad you guys had a fun run despite my little hiccup. And glad I found the issue and it turned out to be so simple. A good day all round!
Glad you guys had a fun run despite my little hiccup. And glad I found the issue and it turned out to be so simple. A good day all round!
#8^) Charlie the certified Westie
Retired - President 2012 - 2018
Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018
Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018
Retired - Webmaster, Forum Host & Admin 2010 - 2018 - Now it's mknz
Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017
100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
Retired - President 2012 - 2018
Retired - Committee Member 2009 - 2018
Retired - Auckland Area Coordinator 2009 - 2018
Retired - Webmaster, Forum Host & Admin 2010 - 2018 - Now it's mknz
Financial Club Member since 2004 and thanks to *84vvt and co-conspirators, Life Member since April 2017
100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.