Ian Barkley Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 Can Anyone help? I am building a new kit [Academy] and have successfully managed to fit the rear shock-absorber/spring unit in to the off-side but cannot get the bush at the top of the unit to go into position on the other side of the car. I have tried jacking the bottom of the unit to ease it into place, are there any other tricks? Thanks Ian B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 I'm assumiong its the rubber thats sticking, rather than the unit being too big. In which case, steal the washing up liquid formthe kitchen, plaster liberally over the rubber bush, try to keep hold of it, and try inserting it again - the washing up liquid acts as a lubricant and will wash/evaporate off, doing no damage to the bush. if the metal sleeve is too big / chassis too small, ring Caterham and shout! But make sure you have the angle of insertion correct to avoid it snagging up unneccessarily (how many 'c's, 'n's & 's's does it have anyway?) Bri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 hmmm - 3 answers for one mouse click! Strange. Edited by - bricol on 6 Apr 2002 16:21:23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bricol Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 Another waste of space! Edited by - bricol on 6 Apr 2002 16:21:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinwhitcher Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 we had a similar problem, which was solved by re tapping the chassis ( the powder coating closed the hole down in size!!) Martin MW 51 CAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix.klauser Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 Academy cars are DeDion now, right? If so, ensure that you're using the reduced head bolts to attach the FIA bar/roll cage or the bolt heads will interfere with the tops of the dampner eyelets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Wong1697456877 Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 Warm the rubber bush with a hairdryer then use a little WD40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilsjuke Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 Some washing up liquid has salt in it best way to make the bolts rustin sevens love salt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Barkley Posted April 8, 2002 Author Share Posted April 8, 2002 Thanks Guys for your suggestions... I have no hair, therefore no hair dryer... I will have to go on the scrounge, any hairdressers? maybe I should try the MGF website? Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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