Alignment after shock replaced?
14 October 2005, 08:34 PM
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Alignment after shock replaced?
I had the rear offside shock replaced yesterday. Should the dealer have done an alignment after replacing the shock?
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15 October 2005, 10:12 AM
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Cheers lads. The dealer explained they could get away with replacing one shock because the other is only a year old. Do I need to take this up with them?
15 October 2005, 05:35 PM
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And if in that year it has done 20K miles....or 2000 over-the-farm miles, the new one will not be the same 'condition'
Have a roadside crunch and the Bill see's the repair, i bet the insurance engineer will say something, even 'bu@@er-off'.
It is a high performance car, and the garage should repair properly. (IMHO)
Good luck,
Graham.
Have a roadside crunch and the Bill see's the repair, i bet the insurance engineer will say something, even 'bu@@er-off'.
It is a high performance car, and the garage should repair properly. (IMHO)
Good luck,
Graham.
16 October 2005, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 911
And if in that year it has done 20K miles....or 2000 over-the-farm miles, the new one will not be the same 'condition'
Have a roadside crunch and the Bill see's the repair, i bet the insurance engineer will say something, even 'bu@@er-off'.
It is a high performance car, and the garage should repair properly. (IMHO)
Good luck,
Graham.
Have a roadside crunch and the Bill see's the repair, i bet the insurance engineer will say something, even 'bu@@er-off'.
It is a high performance car, and the garage should repair properly. (IMHO)
Good luck,
Graham.
Cheers for the advice.
Anders
18 October 2005, 07:28 PM
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911, I spoke with the dealer today who said he could understand where I was coming from, but said Subaru would only warrant faulty parts and the other shock is not faulty.
I phoned up GM and spoke to customer service, who said there would be no need to replace as the dampening rate on a one year old part would be the same as a brand new part. He claimed the dealer would have measured the axle to wheel arch height of both sides and replaced the nearside shock if the two heights were out of tolerence. He said if I wanted piece of mind, I could measure it my self and report the figures back if they were significantly different.
Would be great to hear from others with an 04 STI, who had shock problems. Did the dealer swap both of yours, or only one?
Cheers
Anders
I phoned up GM and spoke to customer service, who said there would be no need to replace as the dampening rate on a one year old part would be the same as a brand new part. He claimed the dealer would have measured the axle to wheel arch height of both sides and replaced the nearside shock if the two heights were out of tolerence. He said if I wanted piece of mind, I could measure it my self and report the figures back if they were significantly different.
Would be great to hear from others with an 04 STI, who had shock problems. Did the dealer swap both of yours, or only one?
Cheers
Anders
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Originally Posted by Anders_WR1
911, I spoke with the dealer today who said he could understand where I was coming from, but said Subaru would only warrant faulty parts and the other shock is not faulty.
I phoned up GM and spoke to customer service, who said there would be no need to replace as the dampening rate on a one year old part would be the same as a brand new part. He claimed the dealer would have measured the axle to wheel arch height of both sides and replaced the nearside shock if the two heights were out of tolerence. He said if I wanted piece of mind, I could measure it my self and report the figures back if they were significantly different.
Would be great to hear from others with an 04 STI, who had shock problems. Did the dealer swap both of yours, or only one?
Cheers
Anders
I phoned up GM and spoke to customer service, who said there would be no need to replace as the dampening rate on a one year old part would be the same as a brand new part. He claimed the dealer would have measured the axle to wheel arch height of both sides and replaced the nearside shock if the two heights were out of tolerence. He said if I wanted piece of mind, I could measure it my self and report the figures back if they were significantly different.
Would be great to hear from others with an 04 STI, who had shock problems. Did the dealer swap both of yours, or only one?
Cheers
Anders
My dealer changed the pair but then I had done 21,000 miles, how many miles on your shocks?
18 October 2005, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by davedipster
For starters shock absorbers do not have anything to do with ride height.
My dealer changed the pair but then I had done 21,000 miles, how many miles on your shocks?
My dealer changed the pair but then I had done 21,000 miles, how many miles on your shocks?
18 October 2005, 10:55 PM
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As above. Terminology:
Shock absorber is the spring which controls the ride height.
Damper stops the spring occillating as it recovers after a change in road surface, ie hitting a pot hole.
I'm sticking to my line.
Dampers should be changed in axle pairs. That is just good engineering sense.
Even the Haynes manuals say that too!
Graham.
Shock absorber is the spring which controls the ride height.
Damper stops the spring occillating as it recovers after a change in road surface, ie hitting a pot hole.
I'm sticking to my line.
Dampers should be changed in axle pairs. That is just good engineering sense.
Even the Haynes manuals say that too!
Graham.
19 October 2005, 09:05 AM
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I used to work for volvo, didnt matter how many miles the car had done (upto 60k) if a shocker needed to be replaced under warranty, only the faulty part would be replaced. AFAIK a shocker either works or doesnt, i.e when the damping valve is knackered, and in which case its easily identified by bouncing a corner of the car and seeing how quickly it settles. I doubt very much you'll get any manufacturer willing to replace any unrequired parts!
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"Shock absorber is the spring which controls the ride height."
Eh? The shock absorber is the damper, the terms are synonymous and they don't control the ride height.
Eh? The shock absorber is the damper, the terms are synonymous and they don't control the ride height.
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Job Geevers @ Automotive Services in Dunfermline. If you have coil-overs he can also do corner weighting.
I think maybe Greersport in Kilbirnie can do it also but havent tried them.
I think maybe Greersport in Kilbirnie can do it also but havent tried them.
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Originally Posted by 911
As above. Terminology:
Shock absorber is the spring which controls the ride height.
Damper stops the spring occillating as it recovers after a change in road surface, ie hitting a pot hole.
I'm sticking to my line.
Dampers should be changed in axle pairs. That is just good engineering sense.
Even the Haynes manuals say that too!
Graham.
Shock absorber is the spring which controls the ride height.
Damper stops the spring occillating as it recovers after a change in road surface, ie hitting a pot hole.
I'm sticking to my line.
Dampers should be changed in axle pairs. That is just good engineering sense.
Even the Haynes manuals say that too!
Graham.
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