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My Micra Dot Rising To The Top! :)
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yeh will, your gonna have lucifer all over us telling you how,,,,,er not to do it
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is there no thrust bearing and k11 topcup will
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they dont give em with the kit ! fling us yours :grinning:
frank
Club Member
using then atm :laugh: and yards only want to sell you a complete leg eh :doh:
unfortunately all I had, you have now
####in yardies
will ,,,,,,,check nippys coilie thread, plenty ways to centre the top spring seat so it dont spoil
OP
OP
Well i had a read through and got lost and didnt help! But maybe its the metal too soft and no lube! Ill see how it goes though for now! And the top mount nut has come kinda loose! I was hoping for a straight swap! Lol
The micra top spring mount ill shave it right down to a small cup! I can replace the tube bit but its damaged the larger alloy block! Does the sleve need to be a tight fit at all?
The micra top spring mount ill shave it right down to a small cup! I can replace the tube bit but its damaged the larger alloy block! Does the sleve need to be a tight fit at all?
OP
OP
Well i had a read through and got lost and didnt help! But maybe its the metal too soft and no lube! Ill see how it goes though for now! And the top mount nut has come kinda loose! I was hoping for a straight swap! Lol
The micra top spring mount ill shave it right down to a small cup! I can replace the tube bit but its damaged the larger alloy block! Does the sleve need to be a tight fit at all?
The micra top spring mount ill shave it right down to a small cup! I can replace the tube bit but its damaged the larger alloy block! Does the sleve need to be a tight fit at all?
frank
Club Member
yeh the bush/spacer/sleeve, if your shaft is actually turning when you turn the steering there is something definitely wrong
yeh the bush/spacer/sleeve, if your shaft is actually turning when you turn the steering there is something definitely wrong
yup properly wrong
only a little movement/flex in rubber bush
mf allen key and soket init :grinning:
frank
Club Member
the shaft and nut should be fixed and never turn will (only the outer body of the leg will turn)
whats the grease used in the bearing,? silicone ?
frank
Club Member
dunno z, thats breast implant stuff innit ?
come now you'l get will exited
one things for sure the grease is very very slippy allowing smooth movement like a swiss watch :grinning:
but well i put teflon crap in mine works ok but would like the slimey stuff back again
OP
OP
i used copper slick as stated!
however when i turn the wheel the nut doesnt turn and all you can just see the lot move as in the bush is doing its job!
but it honestly looks like it was loose and been bashing up the sleeve!
so the sleeve isnt ment to come in contact with the corsa spring top like it has? which could be a result of the nut being loose?
is the sleeve ment to be longer too? ill get more pics on wednesday when i get a chance to pull it apart again and ill inspect the other side too!
and zed once the socket on on the top nut with a ratchet theres no acces for an allen key!
however when i turn the wheel the nut doesnt turn and all you can just see the lot move as in the bush is doing its job!
but it honestly looks like it was loose and been bashing up the sleeve!
so the sleeve isnt ment to come in contact with the corsa spring top like it has? which could be a result of the nut being loose?
is the sleeve ment to be longer too? ill get more pics on wednesday when i get a chance to pull it apart again and ill inspect the other side too!
and zed once the socket on on the top nut with a ratchet theres no acces for an allen key!
mate :grinning: dont grease anything that aint sposed to be,,,like my palm
the socket has got to be held with them their good old moley grippers , so tighten using allen key only
you are the top nut:laugh:
i would get that piece from any where i possibly could,cut 2 sizes for when your up or down
OP
OP
got my steering rack done today... took a while but i got there... took my time and alot of swearing and annoyance but it was all off eventually and didnt have to drop the zorst off or drop the gearbox down!
holding the track rod end while undoing the nut
the other side was shot and wouldnt undo so i simply chopped nut and end of the rod off! simples
car in the garage just enough room down the sides to walk along and work along the sides! so thats all good at the end of the day!
with room for the generator and tools etc down the back
and last but not least the old rack
i managed to get it out relatively easily with fiddling it about and removing the drivers track rod end completely and dropping the suspension down the the drivers side and it slid right out! (Y)
and the new one went in fine too with brand new track rod ends
although it still needs to be tracked but i done the best i can by eye! and that slight knock is still there when wiggling the wheel while not moving so maybe the universal joint at the bottom of the steering collum is worn out? as this noise has been there since i got the car... suspension noise is still there too which is really baffling! but ill check that out more on wednesday an ill get a new bit of pipe measured out correctly...
also raise the car 10mm or so just because the wheel is still rubbing on the arch slightly while flying round corners!
and the new rack feels nice and firm so the car doesnt jitter about anymore
holding the track rod end while undoing the nut
the other side was shot and wouldnt undo so i simply chopped nut and end of the rod off! simples
car in the garage just enough room down the sides to walk along and work along the sides! so thats all good at the end of the day!
with room for the generator and tools etc down the back
and last but not least the old rack
i managed to get it out relatively easily with fiddling it about and removing the drivers track rod end completely and dropping the suspension down the the drivers side and it slid right out! (Y)
and the new one went in fine too with brand new track rod ends
although it still needs to be tracked but i done the best i can by eye! and that slight knock is still there when wiggling the wheel while not moving so maybe the universal joint at the bottom of the steering collum is worn out? as this noise has been there since i got the car... suspension noise is still there too which is really baffling! but ill check that out more on wednesday an ill get a new bit of pipe measured out correctly...
also raise the car 10mm or so just because the wheel is still rubbing on the arch slightly while flying round corners!
and the new rack feels nice and firm so the car doesnt jitter about anymore
you have a pest bud :laugh:
this guys resolve is win win win!!!! i like it. true grit type of stuff
OP
OP
corsa spring top not round anymore, doesnt fit well on the thicker tube
all clean and everything removed... lets start building it up
alloy sleve... there were two parts but i removed the shorter one to show the thread more
corsa spring top fitted
micra spring top fitted
thrust bearing fitted all smooth and works fine
top mount on
all the correct order
again showing the drivers side isnt round either
alloy sleve even more worn than the other side
metal filings all around the bottom of the spring
to do up the top mount now there was more thread showing i had to adjust a socket which requiered these
then the chopped, socket done by my dremel
drove to b&q to get fresh alloy tube for new sleves
and it still made the same noises and bangs...
new tube cut and fitted
went to do the drivers side and found the thread has split meaning i cant undo it again as it wont hold the allen key
basically plan is to get martins coilovers and fit them with the corsa top mounts...
still got the banging from the steering... must be the UJ between the collum and rack....
and i went to a garage about my tracking and they cant do it cos of the lows because the machiene wont hang over the wheels
all clean and everything removed... lets start building it up
alloy sleve... there were two parts but i removed the shorter one to show the thread more
corsa spring top fitted
micra spring top fitted
thrust bearing fitted all smooth and works fine
top mount on
all the correct order
again showing the drivers side isnt round either
alloy sleve even more worn than the other side
metal filings all around the bottom of the spring
to do up the top mount now there was more thread showing i had to adjust a socket which requiered these
then the chopped, socket done by my dremel
drove to b&q to get fresh alloy tube for new sleves
and it still made the same noises and bangs...
new tube cut and fitted
went to do the drivers side and found the thread has split meaning i cant undo it again as it wont hold the allen key
basically plan is to get martins coilovers and fit them with the corsa top mounts...
still got the banging from the steering... must be the UJ between the collum and rack....
and i went to a garage about my tracking and they cant do it cos of the lows because the machiene wont hang over the wheels
is that copper grease in the wrong place?
your one ruf bruddathrust bearing fitted all smooth and works fine
deffinate rethink needed here imo, there,s something not right about assembling the topmounts like that eh will
turning the coilie spring seat upside down then adding the thin helper spring seat under that keeps all my stuff center'd for now any way
the micra top spring seat isnt straight -for this set up = problem,, cutting it down how mark said would centre things up, or what others have done away with it, machining the corsa top spring seat for the bearing,,,,,,,,that might help will'
frank
Club Member
no z, thats not the problem, the problem is that the 2 top cups are fixed/imovable, but the shaft and bush are flexing up and down inside the rubber bush (you go and bounce on your wing and watch the shaft move up and down inside the rubber
)its ok for it to flex when you use the corsa mount because the whole assembly flexes together (thus no metal to metal chafing)
