kwan88

My rear shocks for my blob eye are knocking and my specialist recommend grease packing which should last for about 2 years, giving me time to save for KGB shocks and alignment costs.

Does anyone know how longs there's has lasted before knocking has come back? I only do about 6000 miles a year.

Regards.

romford-boy

Would your specialist do them for you? I might need mine doing and won't be doing them myself!

Steve's Sti

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ive managed a year with 5k miles no noises whatso ever, if you retro fit a grease nipple you could re grease every year without removing the whole shock assy

kwan88

Where did you purchase the grease nipple? And can you regrease with the shocks on the car and without a jack?

Regards.

Steve's Sti

iTrader: (2)

there's a thread on how to do them, its not too bad a job 30 mins for both sides, you could still grease with wheel on but would be easier with it off, a good mod if you do alot of miles, i just re-packed mines with bearing grease been fine ever since

mantazini

iTrader: (25)

It's ok for sometime depending on the shock condition and what springs you're using. If the car is lowered and the shock is on it's way , i'd say don't bother get new ones. As the only proper way to do this is by taking it off. If you doing it yourself then it will only cost you the greese and aligment . If not , get KYB's ultra sr's or excel g's depending what you aiming from the car....

Ive done it on all of my classics and current bug and if driven properly it will do this to you sooner or later....

https://www.scoobynet.com/965489-zie-uglybuglin-3.html

Scroll down you'll find the pic

kwan88

Thanks its just on standard shocks and springs.

Fonzey

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If you fit a nipple, in theory you'll never have to repack.

The benefit of the nipple is not to allow convenient refills, but it allows you to pack the chamber with grease under some pressure. If the strut is dismantled, it's physically impossible to fill the chamber with grease as the strut body will just push it out as you reconstruct.

The nipple allows the chamber to be filled when the strut is all built up, and if done properly you'll never need to redo it... which kinda makes the nipple redundant, but it was needed to achieve that in the first place if that makes sense!

Tony Harrington

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Had mine done a year ago & been fine so far

fpan

iTrader: (11)

Watch out the KGB shocks might bite you

*BADGER*

iTrader: (3)

Just done mine brill little mod
I used blue marine grease its really sticky
Not had a problem since

mantazini

iTrader: (25)

Tell me more Fivos...

GREGGYG

iTrader: (2)

Mine were knocking again 3 months after being repacked!!!

KYB's arrived today, £210 the pair, so having them fitted very soon.