CLunking sound?

[DaNnY_LaD]

Right i fitted my coilovers around a weekago...And there spot on...but i raised the hight a few days ago and on turnin at low speeds like 5-10mph get a cluckin sound on fullish lock...

Ones does it once tho..and u can feel it through the car any ideas?

 

[DaNnY_LaD]

Done abit of searchin and people are sayin its a trait with coilovers and that i should put copper grease on the top Mount of the suspension?

Its defp the spring as u can here it twang..

 

[mr_D]

well odne my friend! u found the answer

lol

 

[PhilW]

Forget copper grease that will eat away the rubber. White grease you need.


Have you fitted your top mount bearings when you fitted your coilovers?

 

[cuprabaz]

Does copper grease really damage the rubber?

 

[Ibiza125]

Yeah should be lithium grease you use in bearings etc. Copper is for the likes of bolts, axles etc etc.

 

[DaNnY_LaD]

well odne my friend! u found the answer

lol

lol you badger wanted to now if that was right..Was kinda a guess

phil..yeah i fitted new top mounts But didnt grease them up..So its that white grease i need..

 

[__B3NNY__]

Have you had it all properly set up with a 4 wheel laser setup? I found that mine cloked abit when turning but once properly setup it was no more!

 

[DaNnY_LaD]

Benny i havent really driving so havent had my trackin and camber done yet

 

[__B3NNY__]

Obvioulsy remove you top mount bearings and get these greased up, but if the clonkings still there after get it setup properly and go from there.

When i took mine to the garage they thought i had fitted somthing wrong, but once setup ive had no more problems.

 

[Reuvers]

Forget copper grease that will eat away the rubber. White grease you need.


Have you fitted your top mount bearings when you fitted your coilovers?

To bring up an old thread which is relevant to me at the moment as I just fitted my coilovers last weekend. I am also getting the clunking sound, however didn't fit grease on the top bearing, so should be that.

but question about this picture phil, that top bearing is the OEM one which is far too big as the new springs on the coilovers are far skinier in diameter. So what do I need?

 

[__B3NNY__]

The clucking sound will more than likly be the fact it hasnt been fully aligned yet as mine did the same when gressed up but not aligned.

If there the correct coilovers the top mount should fit with out any problems, shouldnt need anything out of the ordinary.

 

[Reuvers]

But benny in the pic, the black disc on top of the spring (the bearing) looks like the OEM one that was on the springs I took off the car. Now that bearing will never fit on my coilovers, as those springs are much narrower in diameter...

 

[Ibiza125]

But benny in the pic, the black disc on top of the spring (the bearing) looks like the OEM one that was on the springs I took off the car. Now that bearing will never fit on my coilovers, as those springs are much narrower in diameter...

You sure you have the right coilovers?

 

[Reuvers]

ok to show comparison

you can see the new coilovers are narrower in diamter. SO the black ring on top of the spring I posted above would never fit there??

 

[MrNailer]

Ahhh i fitted my coilovers monday and it seems u have wrong ones as the top of that coilover is for back!!!! back coilovers heave those helper springs thats u see at button my front ones and slightly bigger springs and No helper spring! britter sure its same for all.

what make are they as mine was jamex?

 

[Reuvers]

they are from a brand here in holland.

however it shouldn;t make a difference, because some sets come with both. I remember someone posting a pic here with both springs asking which to use and the answer was the small ones IIRC.

So I need a smaller topmount bearing...

like the ones posted in the guides I think