by Curves Junkie » Mon Mar 11, 2019 2:45 pm
Thanks guys for your all response.
HenryJS wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:17 pm
If you want Bilstein UK to service your Dampers - they will ask you to come back to us...
So if you want them doing, please send them over.
Does Ariel do the damper service too? Can you tell me a price?
As I wrote - tomorrow morning I had made a phone call to Bilstein Germany. The only thing they tell me is a
website with a service form. I have to fill the form, send together with the dampers. After that then they tell me what they can do for me.
HenryJS wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:17 pm
Servicing your dampers is a good thing to do at 9 years of age. you could leave it another to make a nice round 10, but it wont really make much of a difference.
The reason you might want to service your dampers:
Heavy use - can aerate the oil over time.
Although the damper is sealed - it is not impenetrable. There may be traces of water, solvents form cleaning, dust particles forced pasts the seals if you have pressure washed your car.
Now the new season is starting. So the dampers service have to wait now and will be done at the next winter. Then we have 10 years.
Yes, the damper oil will aerate - like the brake fluid - so its good to change. The shims inside the dampers need to be cleaned or renewed too.
HenryJS wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:17 pm
New oils, new bushings keeps the shock super plush at all times. That combined with cleaning out your bell cranks, applying fresh grease and replacing worn / old rod ends will transform the way your car travels down the road / racetrack.
All bell cranks cleaning and regreasing is a MUST one-time service every year. After that the car feels like new.
All done this winter except replacing the rod ends. The rod ends are all fine - no gap and inside stiff.
Thanks guys for your all response. :tu:
[quote=HenryJS post_id=292252 time=1552306637 user_id=5090]
If you want Bilstein UK to service your Dampers - they will ask you to come back to us...
So if you want them doing, please send them over.
[/quote]
Does Ariel do the damper service too? Can you tell me a price?
As I wrote - tomorrow morning I had made a phone call to Bilstein Germany. The only thing they tell me is a [url=https://motorsport.bilstein.com/bilstein-motorsport-home/service/serviceauftrag/]website[/url] with a service form. I have to fill the form, send together with the dampers. After that then they tell me what they can do for me.
[quote=HenryJS post_id=292252 time=1552306637 user_id=5090]
Servicing your dampers is a good thing to do at 9 years of age. you could leave it another to make a nice round 10, but it wont really make much of a difference.
The reason you might want to service your dampers:
Heavy use - can aerate the oil over time.
Although the damper is sealed - it is not impenetrable. There may be traces of water, solvents form cleaning, dust particles forced pasts the seals if you have pressure washed your car.
[/quote]
Now the new season is starting. So the dampers service have to wait now and will be done at the next winter. Then we have 10 years. >:D
Yes, the damper oil will aerate - like the brake fluid - so its good to change. The shims inside the dampers need to be cleaned or renewed too.
[quote=HenryJS post_id=292252 time=1552306637 user_id=5090]
New oils, new bushings keeps the shock super plush at all times. That combined with cleaning out your bell cranks, applying fresh grease and replacing worn / old rod ends will transform the way your car travels down the road / racetrack.
[/quote]
All bell cranks cleaning and regreasing is a MUST one-time service every year. After that the car feels like new. :vroom:
All done this winter except replacing the rod ends. The rod ends are all fine - no gap and inside stiff.