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| 914forme |
  Oct 9 2006, 06:01 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'!  Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None 
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Anybody know how to rebuild a bilstein gas shock, I boiled the oil out of one of my rears tonight. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)
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| Aaron Cox |
Oct 9 2006, 06:05 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
welding on it? or near it?
bilstein low end shcoks (914 app) arent rebuildable... the nascar etc ones are "racer rebuildable" and you change valving on em too... go that route with an alumium threaded body shock (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) and adapt it to fit (brand did the same with carerra or QA1 shocks) AA |
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| 914forme |
Oct 9 2006, 06:17 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Aaron Cox @ Oct 9 2006, 08:05 PM)  welding on it? or near it? AA Nope slipped the sleave on and it got stuck, had to heat it to get it to move. It did not cool fast enough and boiled the shock. Bilstein will rebuild/ replace it for $65, looks like it might be a good option right now. But a more adjustable shock is always good. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Its times like this I relieze just how stupid I can be..... |
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| Brad Roberts |
Oct 9 2006, 06:26 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Send them both back to Bilstein (In Poway near me) and ask them to step up on the rebound valving. The 914 rears are too soft. The bump is nice and stiff, but they are lacking in rebound.
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| Aaron Cox |
Oct 9 2006, 06:27 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
see the other post - you bought the collars with the wrong ID.....
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| J P Stein |
Oct 9 2006, 06:27 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Aaron means well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| Aaron Cox |
Oct 9 2006, 06:32 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
I r Jay pee wannabee
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| 914forme |
Oct 9 2006, 06:34 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None
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"step up on the rebound valving"
Brad, with 175 linear springs what sould I ask them to step up too. |
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| Aaron Cox |
Oct 9 2006, 06:38 PM
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Professional Lawn Dart Group: Retired Admin Posts: 24,541 Joined: 1-February 03 From: OC Member No.: 219 Region Association: Southern California |
brett W has said the same thing about rebound too.....
i think he even listed a spec somewhere in the garage..... bad memory... AA |
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| Brad Roberts |
Oct 9 2006, 06:38 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Get the stock valving numbers from them when you call them. Only two guy's deal with the "Porsche" related shocks. I'll know what it needs to be set too when I hear the stock numbers. Right now all I can recall is RSR valving for the rear of a 911.
I used to send back "stock" rear 911 replacement shocks and have them valved with RSR bump but a softer rebound for PCA "stock" class cars..LOL B |
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| 914forme |
Oct 11 2006, 08:57 PM
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Times a wastin', get wrenchin'! Group: Members Posts: 3,896 Joined: 24-July 04 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 2,388 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Oct 9 2006, 08:38 PM) I'll know what it needs to be set too when I hear the stock numbers. B Numbers I got off Bilstein today where 219/32 Thanks again Brad |
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