Locked coilover collars

[Spendyrx]

Just realised that there's nowhere to put suspension questions @Matt or am I mistaken/blind/lazy?

Anyway..... I bought some tein coilovers from thong last year or the year before and cleaned them up! My collars are locked to hell, I've tried wd40, atf/psf, spanners, heat and a fecking chisel on them with no joy!

Anyone done any tried n tested ideas that worked? Wife suggested fairy liquid, maybe worth a go!

Also, anyone know where I can get collars at a decent price? I've found some at 40 quid a pop but come on, by the time I buy a full set I may as well have just bought new coilovers!

Cheers

 

[Spendyrx]

Ooh I've just dug a little deeper, seems tein actually do them at a tidy price don't feel so bad about destroying the lock collars now! Hopefully the spring seats will be ok

 

[K100J]

Just realised that there's nowhere to put suspension questions @Matt or am I mistaken/blind/lazy?

Anyway..... I bought some tein coilovers from thong last year or the year before and cleaned them up! My collars are locked to hell, I've tried wd40, atf/psf, spanners, heat and a fecking chisel on them with no joy!

Anyone done any tried n tested ideas that worked? Wife suggested fairy liquid, maybe worth a go!

Also, anyone know where I can get collars at a decent price? I've found some at 40 quid a pop but come on, by the time I buy a full set I may as well have just bought new coilovers!

Cheers

I have had this happen before mate. I used stuff called Wurth Rostoff.
Sprayed it on and let it soak, the collars moved no bother after.

 

[Random Dan]

Same thing happened to mine and they all broke coming off.

At the time i couldn't find the lock rings as everywhere i looked said they were obsolete and discontinued.
Made my own in the end which was and interesting experience cutting a huge thread on a tiny ally ring.

 

[Spendyrx]

I have had this happen before mate. I used stuff called Wurth Rostoff.
Sprayed it on and let it soak, the collars moved no bother after.

Just ordered some

 

[Paulm]

Just ordered some

Out of interest how much are they from tein?

 

[Spendyrx]

I'm not 100% sure on my model but the locking collars were around 10 to 15 each. I'll do a screen shot now Paul

 

[Spendyrx]

https://uk.tein.com/product/other_parts.html

So the top shot is lower spring seat and bottom pic is the lock collars

 

[Spendyrx]

If you click the link and go to the online shop you can get parts there

 

[Paulm]

Cheers buddy, my collars are welded on!!

 

[Spendyrx]

Yeah mine too! Gonna try this rostoff stuff first then a blunted air chisel hopefully I'll knock the fuckers off

 

[Paulm]

By welded i mean welded with a welder

 

[Spendyrx]

Haha you know that's quite dangerous right? I actually got the heat gun on the lock rings last year before finding out that there's a good chance the can blow up

 

[Paulm]

I aint stupid enough to try that, going to be a bitch to cut off. Probs safer to just bin them

 

[Spendyrx]

WI'll be fine with a hacksaw! Is only ally

 

[Spendyrx]

I've also found some cheaper options, sorry for no link as I have the ebay app and doesn't give a url at the top and i cba to find a proper page atm lol.

I searched....... coilover lock ring
And cheaper options came up but you'd have to look up your thread sizes to match them up with what's there

 

[Paulm]

Tbh I'll prob just bin them, I've a set of gab's i can put on while i work out what to replace them with.

 

[Spendyrx]

Mine need binning ideally

 

[Paulm]

Mines running on single turbo. I think it was built by fozzy bear and beaker

 

[Spendyrx]

I have had this happen before mate. I used stuff called Wurth Rostoff.
Sprayed it on and let it soak, the collars moved no bother after.

Oh my wew! !!!! This stuff is the greatest thing ever invented! I won't say the collars flew off but because I have nothing to fix the shocks to without fitting them to the car I blunted a bolster and proceeded with a hammer! I've done all 4 in 20 mins! Be warned if you try this method though it doesn't come without consiquence! My knuckles are thrashed lol but they're now loose and only broke 1 ring