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Originally Posted by robbclark1  Did you set the preload to the correct height - meaning that when the car is jacked up, the spring should be snug between the mount and the collar, but you should be able to spin it.
You adjust the height by moving the shock body in and out of the strut.
Dangers = busting seals and leaking oil. |
Just got back from checking it out. The preload, according to you, was not set properly. So I loosened it until I was able to get some spin out of it. Unfortunately the squealing noises have arrived, lol. I guess all that pressure squeezed out all the grease or something.
I understand the height adjustment. I made the preload intentionally stiff but was not aware that it would top out as much as it did.
Fortunately, no seals were broken, and hence no leaking oil. The dragging-to-the-right was caused by the perch lock not tightened on the driver front side, so as I was steering, it was spinning off little by little. Had I not checked it, my suspension would've spun off.
Anyway, it's fixed. But now I'm stuck with toe-in on the driver front side. I know toe is adjusted primarily through the tie rod, and I don't want to spill another 80 bones for an alignment on one corner of my car.
I remember the guy loosening one nut on the inner tie rod and spinning another one to reach the desired toe... anyone know how this is part of the alignment is done so I can get in a quick fix before winter hits?
