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Posted by: Chris Julian Mar 17 2005, 02:05 PM

Hi all,

My 914-8 is at Custom Alignment in Mt View, CA for a final alignment prior to this weekends autocross @ Marina. I’m having Custom Alignment perform a four-corner alignment and four-corner balance. They just called with an issue—the front RS coil-over struts are not properly rotating on the monoball mounts. Seems the monoball is too sticky and is not allowing the front wheels to track properly. They suggested using a needle thrust bearing between the coil spring hat and the monoball. Is this a common component that I just left out?

Thanks in advance,

Chris

Posted by: Mueller Mar 17 2005, 02:12 PM

yes...you want them.....not too many people run them, but they should....

Posted by: phantom914 Mar 17 2005, 02:13 PM

Do you have a picture of your set-up? I have Ground Control camber plates on another vehicle and needle bearings are used for rotation.

Andrew

Posted by: Mueller Mar 17 2005, 02:21 PM

oh yea, it might be overkill, but I installed these on my rear shocks as well

Posted by: Chris Julian Mar 17 2005, 03:45 PM

Thanks Mike. I ordered roller thrust bearings from Mcmaster Carr- I should get them in the AM and maybe the car will still be ready by the end of the day Friday??? Are you attending the Marina event?

Chris

Posted by: Mueller Mar 17 2005, 03:47 PM

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Are you attending the Marina event?

I got a flat tire on my trailer and I don't trust the 914 enough to drive it that far....especially with the bad traffic for the drive back home.....

Posted by: fiid Mar 17 2005, 04:03 PM

not sure what this would look like ...?

Is this to stop the shock shaft from having to rotate???

Posted by: SirAndy Mar 17 2005, 04:19 PM

QUOTE (Mueller @ Mar 17 2005, 01:47 PM)
and I don't trust the 914 enough to drive it that far....

that engine of yours has made that drive numerous times without any trouble ...

Andy

Posted by: TimT Mar 17 2005, 04:32 PM

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but I installed these on my rear shocks as well

I installed them on the front and rear of both my cars, it makes it easy to adjust the cornerweights of the car, I can leave the car on the scales, and easily adjust the weights

I also modifed the spanner I have by cutting it short, and welding a 3/8 socket extension on it so I can reach the perch adjusters using long extensions

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Posted by: TimT Mar 17 2005, 04:33 PM

nutter

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Posted by: Chris Julian Mar 17 2005, 04:41 PM

OK now I did not think of putting the bearing at that location but maybe that would work as well. Actually now that I think of it it wont. That thrust bearing set will only help with coil spring adjustments, not strut rotation loading against the underside of the monoball. Right?? Maybe it would, the rotation is just located at the spring-to-hat interface and not the hat-to-monoball interface. Anyone following me?

CJ

Posted by: Mueller Mar 17 2005, 05:54 PM

QUOTE (SirAndy @ Mar 17 2005, 03:19 PM)

QUOTE (Mueller @ Mar 17 2005, 01:47 PM)
and I don't trust the 914 enough to drive it that far....

that engine of yours has made that drive numerous times without any trouble ...

Andy

yea, but I installed it this time

bummer, I was just checking the weather report and it looks like it supposed to rain this weekend and into the beginning of next week I just got my 914 registered today and I want to start driving it