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zoltron

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Changed shocks
« on: 03 September 2006, 17:47:03 »
Changed the shocks today, after a long wait for the rain to pass...

Well knackered they were....











All working fine, or seems to be, however when reconnecting the hoses from the compressor for the self leveling suspension. How do the orange rubber seals sit inside the connector block that connects onto the suspension strutt. As the shocks work as they should when you hit bumps, but the height doesn't seem to lift that great, the compressor works as when you disconnect the hoses you can hear air escaping from them but, when the hoses are connected to the strutt & you disconnected them there is no whosh of air from the strutt, as I thought you might have heard.
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Re: Changed shocks
« Reply #1 on: 03 September 2006, 19:00:33 »
Laidback who knows about Elite rear suspension is away, but Ronnie might be able to help...

Incidentally, where did you get the new shocks from and how much did the cost?

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Re: Changed shocks
« Reply #2 on: 03 September 2006, 19:31:38 »
Someone who I know works at Vauxhall got them for me, they cost £123 for a pair of genuine vauxhall P/N 72119084, but you need the mounting kit as well, which includes the spacer which slides into the lower rubber bush, and the two metal washers, one sits under the bottom bush and the other compresses the top upper bush with the supplied nut.

Job was a bit of a mare to do, due to the usual reasons, someone tightening the upper 15mm nut way too tight, its only supposed to be to 15nm, in the end what was normally a 1 man job needed 2 men, one to hold the upper part of the strutt while the other unbolted the top nut, the lower 21mm bolt came out with no problems I was expecting it to have seized.
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Re: Changed shocks
« Reply #3 on: 04 September 2006, 22:27:53 »
Phoned VX today in response to my problem with the orange rubber seals that fit inside the pressure line connectors that connect to the upper part of the rear shocks. I was told that it is normal for the rubber seals to become damaged when replacing the shocks and as a result of refitting, and a new set can't be brought, you have to but the whole pressure line for both sides that go back to a t-junction near the exhaust. Any one got any ideas, the price and part numbers VX quoted are £14.92 P/N 90473520, & £12.81 P/N 90473519
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Re: Changed shocks
« Reply #4 on: 15 September 2006, 21:53:35 »
Just thought i'd bump this back to the top, now laidback and mark are back... :)
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