Disassembling coilover

latief · Post by **latief** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:11 pm

I need to send two of my recently acquired coilovers to KW, they need new seals....

How do you take coilovers apart? is a spring compressor required?

thanks,

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:18 pm

Do you mean how to remove the spring from the body? You shouldn't need a spring compressor, since the load on the coil-overs is about the same as a stock strut with lowering springs.

You may want to get the compressor just in case, but I didn't use one when I installed my springs

latief · Post by **latief** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:26 pm

Danteneon wrote:Do you mean how to remove the spring from the body? You shouldn't need a spring compressor, since the load on the coil-overs is about the same as a stock strut with lowering springs

Explain my friend, i did not get it..... is it not going to fly through the roof?

My coilover is assembled with the top hats also, i need to get to the strut itself to send it out...

i prefer to send the whole assembly, but i think KW said to send only the strut itself

thanks...

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:52 pm

The coil-overs don't have very much load at the end of the travel. So if you are pushing down on the upper mount (with the strut off the car of course) while removing the nut, the upper mount will only "jump" about an inch.

But to be safe, get a coil spring compressor, bolt it on and tighten it down only enough to keep the spring from moving (not compressed) and remove the mount. When you release the compressor, the spring should only extend slightly more than where it was before you removed the mount.

latief · Post by **latief** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:03 pm

Danteneon wrote:The coil-overs don't have very much load at the end of the travel. So if you are pushing down on the upper mount (with the strut off the car of course) while removing the nut, the upper mount will only "jump" about an inch.

But to be safe, get a coil spring compressor, bolt it on and tighten it down only enough to keep the spring from moving (not compressed) and remove the mount. When you release the compressor, the spring should only extend slightly more than where it was before you removed the mount.

Got it, thanks!!!

excon · Post by **excon** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:30 am

i prefer to send the whole assembly, but i think KW said to send only the strut itself
thanks...

i agree! you should send the entire assembly to them! Don't take it apart.

latief · Post by **latief** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:37 am

excon wrote:
i prefer to send the whole assembly, but i think KW said to send only the strut itself
thanks...
i agree! you should send the entire assembly to them! Don't take it apart.

do you have any experience with them? have you sent stuff for warranty work ?

thanks,

excon · Post by **excon** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:58 am

I don't, but when you take apart suspension components you run the risk of voiding your waranty!