In a message dated 3/19/2006 12:55:29 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
triosan@gmail.com writes:
Can some one give me an English explanation of how to tighten the classic
Koni shock. The pictures without words supplied with the shocks leave a bit
to the imagination. I can get the part about removing the rubber bushing in
the upper chamber. It then looks like I putt the lower end in the vice.
Then I am not sure -- do I compress the shock fully, then turn it?
==AM==
As I recall from having done it on Spitfires and GT6s, that's about it.
Actually, it can be done in many cases with the shock still in the car and the
upper mount still in place, or it can be done by hand. When you fully compress
the shock and turn the lower part, you should feel it engage at some point
with...whatever it engages with (sorry for the extremely technical
terminology).
You will then feel that and some resistance as you continue to turn that
bottom part (clockwise to firm up, of course).
--Andy Mace
*Mrs Irrelevant: Oh, is it a jet?
*Man: Well, no ... It's not so much of a jet, it's more your, er, Triumph
Herald engine with wings.
-- Cut-price Airlines Sketch, Monty Python's Flying Circus (22)
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