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> CptTripps' Restoration 2 - The Grey Matter Build, Back in Doug’s garage
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post Mar 16 2020, 10:27 AM
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It's been a while since I caught up on this thread. What great progress! You seem so close to getting back on the road.
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post Mar 16 2020, 11:07 AM
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I know!

I was shooting to get her finished last Fall (it's running and I even got her to pass State inspection!), but the turbo failure cost me a lot of time and I ended up just putting it away of the winter.

It seems I will be spending more time at home in the near future, so time to get back to it.
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post Mar 17 2020, 03:18 PM
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Nice to see this car coming along
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post Mar 20 2020, 04:19 PM
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Did you check to make sure the bolts for the sway bar are both tight? That could be the "clunk" you're talking about.

GREAT to hear that she's sorted, and (more importantly) fast!

Also: WE NEED TO SEE PICS!
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post Mar 20 2020, 04:28 PM
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Yep - they were loose, too, but now tight. I probably need shorter end links, but that's for later.

I'm certain the noise is from the strut - I can make it clunk by lifting and lowering the corner by hand.
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post Mar 24 2020, 10:44 PM
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Ok- here’s a picture of the top of the strut. I put the impact wrench on it to make sure it was tight, but it still has maybe 1/8” play up & down.... just enough to make noise.

There’s a slot in the shaft, but no slotted washer. Any tricks to get this right?

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post Mar 25 2020, 07:38 AM
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Looks like it's missing the large concave slotted washer. #8


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post Mar 27 2020, 10:17 AM
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I have them, if you need the Tom

If these are a mono ball mount or insert, not sure if it needs one, but if it has play it needs something. The large washer, does one thing well, it keeps the strut if the rubber mount fails, the strut doesn't drop out of the upper mount if that should happen.

You would know if it happens as it would go a bit wonky, but you could survive, and get the car stopped.
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post Mar 27 2020, 10:51 AM
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Thanks, Stephen. I'd like to at least try them.

They would help to let me torque the nut tight, but I'm not sure the washer will help tighten the gap which is allowing the allowing the strut to move up & down. I'll send a video clip.
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post Mar 27 2020, 10:53 AM
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Close up of the strut and movement:

Attached File  trim.10382841_FD17_47FE_B49E_7A58CF247F5E.MOV ( 1.59mb ) Number of downloads: 164
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post Mar 27 2020, 11:03 AM
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Does the link work?
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post Mar 27 2020, 11:40 AM
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I think that the strut nut is tight, looks like the monoball is moving in the housing. It is probably held in with a snap ring but it might also be held in with a crew in piece like these:

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post Mar 27 2020, 11:47 AM
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QUOTE(Amenson @ Mar 27 2020, 12:40 PM) *

I think that the strut nut is tight, looks like the monoball is moving in the housing. It is probably held in with a snap ring but it might also be held in with a crew in piece like these:

Monoball strut example



Pretty sure these are what they are but cant find a picture of the underside:
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See if you can get a picture of the bottom so that we can see how the monoball is held in.
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post Mar 27 2020, 11:59 AM
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Thanks Scott - yes, they look to be them. The reviews are not confidence inspiring.

I'll try to get a look from underneath this weekend.
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post Mar 27 2020, 12:05 PM
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Thanks Scott - yes, they look to be them. The reviews are not confidence inspiring.

I'll try to get a look from underneath this weekend.



Looks like the design was borrowed from Weiltmeister...there should be a snap ring. Must be a spacer missing.

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post Mar 27 2020, 04:07 PM
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To the manufacturer - I know Tooling paths cost money and time, but come on take some pride in your work, and make the last pass overlap, smooth out your tooling paths.

Oh sorry, things like that just irritate me.

I don't think you will get the play out of them. As Scott says they are held in by a snap ring. From what I am seeing the ball is moving in the bearing structure, most likely they used a teflon lined ball socket, and well the teflon failed somewhere along the line.

I have strut tops with stock rubber, or with poly inserts, either set I can toss in a box and send over.

All the washers also.

I'm not a huge fan that the Nut is not seated down so the nylock washer is in the threads, but hey, some loctite would fix that also.
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post Mar 29 2020, 02:35 PM
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Well, Scott was right- those are the mounts & the ball is only held in by a snap ring. Destined to fail. I put a shim-stock washer in there and it helps a little, but not completely.

Check out the damage to the housing- I left the chipped out chunk on top. Pretty much junk- eventually the snap ring won’t have a groove left to hold on to.

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Washers won’t help, and in fact will use up precious threads for the nut (already not engaging the Nylock.)

Stephen -I’d be interested in your top mounts with poly inserts.
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post Dec 17 2020, 05:37 PM
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Any updates? I was hoping this would end with some burnout pics or something
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Came here to find this thread that I was following 7 years ago. Nice to see it was running. Hope it went out and had fun this past summer.
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post Dec 31 2021, 03:31 PM
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