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Bilstein strut insert, Fitment issue |
Aualexa1 |
Jul 24 2017, 05:33 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 17-June 17 From: South Jersey Member No.: 21,189 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I ordered new Bilstein strut inserts (part number 34-001127-M512) to replace the old Koni's (part number 82R-1730) that I removed from my '73 914. Both inserts should fit a Boge strut, but the new Bilsteins are too tall (about 3 mm longer than the Koni's) and don't fit the strut housing. Any idea what's wrong? Did I order the wrong part?
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Tom_T |
Jul 25 2017, 10:44 AM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,320 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California |
Double check the part no. on the struts you got (insert bodies & box nos. should match the correct p/n ordered - Bruce confirmed ordered p/n was correct already), since they may have shipped the wrong ones to you (poor pick-n-pak at the DC).
Any of the Boge/Sachs, Koni or Bilstien inserts made for the OE Black/Gray Boge 914-4 Struts should be plug-n-play, as noted by BillC above. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
Aualexa1 |
Jul 25 2017, 02:46 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 17-June 17 From: South Jersey Member No.: 21,189 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Problem solved! It turns out that neither threaded collar was fully seated on the strut insert. Admittedly, it was my fault, and I feel pretty stupid about it. I pushed them down by hand when I first got them, but it turns out it wasn't enough force. Bruce from Pelican emailed me and asked me to pull the collar up and take a measurement of the insert. When I put the collar back down on the insert, I used the Bilstein tool that lets you torque the insert into the strut and I was really able to apply some downward force. Both sides "clicked" and now fit easily into the struts. Thanks for the feedback everyone, and especially to the customer service at Pelican!
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bdstone914 |
Jul 26 2017, 07:54 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,673 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
Problem solved! It turns out that neither threaded collar was fully seated on the strut insert. Admittedly, it was my fault, and I feel pretty stupid about it. I pushed them down by hand when I first got them, but it turns out it wasn't enough force. Bruce from Pelican emailed me and asked me to pull the collar up and take a measurement of the insert. When I put the collar back down on the insert, I used the Bilstein tool that lets you torque the insert into the strut and I was really able to apply some downward force. Both sides "clicked" and now fit easily into the struts. Thanks for the feedback everyone, and especially to the customer service at Pelican! Easy to over think a problem. Check the simple things first. Glad we found the problem. |
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