 threaded bushing on Bilsteins doesn't fit? |
|
|
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
|
| Jerry75914 |
 Jul 27 2010, 11:29 PM
Post
#1
|
|
Member  Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 13-October 08 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 9,640 Region Association: Northern California  |
Hi all,
I'm trying to put together my rear suspension. I have Bilstein HDs and Weltmeister 140lb springs. I removed the hat and related parts from my old assembly, and now I find that the threaded bushing is just too tight for the Bilstein. Anyone run into this? Do I need a different threaded bushing? Can I just run a slightly larger tap through it? It threaded about a third of the way before it was so tight I started stripping the hex head insert in the top of the strut...a totally differnt problem. Appreciate any advice! |
   |
 
|
  |
Replies(1 - 10)
| Jerry75914 |
Jul 28 2010, 09:53 AM
Post
#2
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 13-October 08 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 9,640 Region Association: Northern California |
|
|
|
|
| tradisrad |
Jul 28 2010, 11:33 AM
Post
#3
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 985 Joined: 11-September 06 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 6,815 Region Association: Northern California |
Jerry, Are you talking about coil-overs not fitting? Or the nut that holds the strut in the car? I am not sure what the threaded bushing is.
-Rob (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.allshocks.com-6815-1280338681.1.jpg) |
|
|
|
| Jerry75914 |
Jul 28 2010, 11:55 AM
Post
#4
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 13-October 08 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 9,640 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(tradisrad @ Jul 28 2010, 10:33 AM)  Jerry, Are you talking about coil-overs not fitting? Or the nut that holds the strut in the car? I am not sure what the threaded bushing is. -Rob (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/www.allshocks.com-6815-1280338681.1.jpg) Hi Rob! It's the conical "nut" that holds the top hat looking gizmo on the coil. The nut that goes on last from the trunk is fine (came with the kit). |
|
|
|
| tradisrad |
Jul 28 2010, 12:13 PM
Post
#5
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 985 Joined: 11-September 06 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 6,815 Region Association: Northern California |
MY best guess is that it is the wrong thread pitch.
|
|
|
|
| jcd914 |
Jul 28 2010, 01:27 PM
Post
#6
|
|
Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(tradisrad @ Jul 28 2010, 11:13 AM) MY best guess is that it is the wrong thread pitch. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) IIRC Bilstein's use a finer thread pitch than all the other rear shocks. Jim |
|
|
|
| tradisrad |
Jul 28 2010, 01:58 PM
Post
#7
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 985 Joined: 11-September 06 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 6,815 Region Association: Northern California |
Jerry I may have some other conical nuts at home, but I bet they are for the Boge or some other strut. I'll look for them and let you know what I find.
|
|
|
|
| Jerry75914 |
Jul 28 2010, 03:27 PM
Post
#8
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 13-October 08 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 9,640 Region Association: Northern California |
thanks Rob! I'm going to try and tap it to be jsut slightly larger...I called Porsche Parts Heaven and asked if there was a differnt one for different shocks and he said they should all be interchangeable....oh well!
|
|
|
|
| Mike Bellis |
Jul 28 2010, 04:13 PM
Post
#9
|
|
Resident Electrician Group: Members Posts: 8,345 Joined: 22-June 09 From: Midlothian TX Member No.: 10,496 Region Association: None 
|
One of my Bilstein's was like that. It was bent. The conical nut would screw on fine on my other set.
|
|
|
|
| Jerry75914 |
Jul 28 2010, 11:35 PM
Post
#10
|
|
Member Group: Members Posts: 124 Joined: 13-October 08 From: Half Moon Bay, CA Member No.: 9,640 Region Association: Northern California |
Congrats to everyone that thought it might be a thread pitch issue...it was (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) looking at it tonight, without the red mist of frustration, the Konis were definitely a finer pitch. I re-tapped the bushing with a 12mm, 1.5 pitch die and it screwed on like butta... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)
thanks for the advice all! |
|
|
|
| tradisrad |
Jul 29 2010, 08:58 AM
Post
#11
|
|
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 985 Joined: 11-September 06 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 6,815 Region Association: Northern California |
Good to hear. I was going to see if I had any for you, but now I don't need to.
|
|
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 26th May 2024 - 02:21 AM |
Invision Power Board
v9.1.4 © 2024 IPS, Inc.