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> Koni yellows for oe koni struts, Correct gland nut
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post Jul 10 2005, 07:46 PM
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I was dry fitting my koni yellows into my koni oe struts and found that the gland nut does not thread in all the way. Can anyone post a pic or specifics on the special gland nut used to mount the koni yellows in the oe koni strut housing.

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post Jul 10 2005, 07:47 PM
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post Jul 10 2005, 07:48 PM
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post Jul 10 2005, 07:50 PM
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post Jul 10 2005, 07:51 PM
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post Jul 11 2005, 02:55 PM
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The "special" gland nut part number is: 73 25 01 011 1 . That is the part that Koni sent me.
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post Jul 11 2005, 02:58 PM
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want to sell the "incorrect" gland nuts?

I bought a pair of Konis and they did not come with the gland nuts.........
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post Jul 11 2005, 02:59 PM
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just pay shipping (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)
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post Jul 11 2005, 03:35 PM
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John Rogers mentions here that struts vary greatly and that the stud on the bottom end of the Koni can be cut to get the right length.

Did I read that right?

Also, I didn't get 'correct' gland nuts with my yellow Konis.
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post Jul 11 2005, 03:44 PM
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I don't know if the gland nuts I have are the special gland nuts or the stock one's. When I assembled the shock, the gland nut still has a couple threads sticking out, but does do the job of holding the shock in place. My concern is if the gland nut is supposed to stick out that much out of the housing.

I seem to recall reading something on the bird board about shaving a couple mm off of the bottom stump so the shock sits down further into the strut.
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post Jul 11 2005, 04:26 PM
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QUOTE (Mueller @ Jul 11 2005, 12:58 PM)
want to sell the "incorrect" gland nuts?

I bought a pair of Konis and they did not come with the gland nuts.........

You can have mine if I have to buy the correct gland nuts.
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post Jul 11 2005, 04:42 PM
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QUOTE (Cloudbuster @ Jul 11 2005, 02:35 PM)
John Rogers mentions here that struts vary greatly and that the stud on the bottom end of the Koni can be cut to get the right length.

Did I read that right?

Also, I didn't get 'correct' gland nuts with my yellow Konis.

Yea I had read about that but I'm afraid to void any warranty. I had to buy an extra gland nut and Koni sent me the "special" nut claiming it was the right one for the red insert, well it turns out to be the same "special" nut for the yellow insert. We shall soon find out which ones work. Where did you guys buy your struts from?
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post Jul 11 2005, 04:46 PM
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I bought mine on ebay brand new, but shipped from england. Took 3 months to get, but it got here.
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post Jul 13 2005, 09:41 AM
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I just recieved an email response from Koni about the gland nut.
Here' s the response that they gave:


"2mm is good and normal. That lets you know that the force of the nut
being tightened is due to the insert being held in properly and not that
the threads have bottomed out. This is normal and expected."
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post Jul 13 2005, 10:13 AM
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QUOTE (sj914 @ Jul 13 2005, 07:41 AM)
I just recieved an email response from Koni about the gland nut.
Here' s the response that they gave:


"2mm is good and normal. That lets you know that the force of the nut
being tightened is due to the insert being held in properly and not that
the threads have bottomed out. This is normal and expected."

That's what I was going to say. Seemed OK to me too.
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post Jul 13 2005, 10:19 AM
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Good thing I didn't start grinding down the bottom stump. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/clap.gif)
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