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Made a shocking discovery
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Author:  brett [ Sat May 10, 2008 7:26 pm ]
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Those that remember in November I got my Clubman a RWC and rego'd. I thought i would change my S shocks and the front and thought, oh well, do the Clubman as well. I removed one of them and compressed the shocky. It didn't even look like going back out. :shock: :shock: all were like it :shock: So check our minis, even if it has just been through a RWC

Can't wait to drive it and see how it drives tommorrow.
Author:  AJ [ Sat May 10, 2008 8:03 pm ]
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That sounds about right to me , not many shocks do return by themselves , unless they have a spring assist on them . They are normally fairly easy to compress , then quite firm to pull back out . Thats how they work , by damping the return .............. :D . If you try bounce the front by pushing the guard down it should be quite stiff , if it does bounce , the shockies are stuffed ...
Author:  brett [ Sat May 10, 2008 8:10 pm ]
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yeah, the car did bouce a bit, plus they look like the original green ones.
Author:  tinymorris1969 [ Sat May 10, 2008 9:28 pm ]
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shock should pull it self back up, doesnt need assistance they must of been really soft
Author:  Morris 1100 [ Sat May 10, 2008 9:38 pm ]
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tinymorris1969 wrote:
shock should pull it self back up, doesnt need assistance they must of been really soft
What makes a shock pull itself back up? Do they all do it? (this is a trick question :lol: )
Gas shocks will extend themselves quite quickly but normal plain oil filled unpressurised shocks will just sit still and stay in the spot you left them.

Some shocks only give resistance on the return stroke and not the bump stroke but good shocks will work in both directions.
Author:  tinymorris1969 [ Sat May 10, 2008 9:40 pm ]
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ah this is true. i forgot about oil filled ones
Author:  Morris 1100 [ Sat May 10, 2008 9:42 pm ]
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tinymorris1969 wrote:
ah this is true. i forgot about oil filled ones
They are all oil filled, even the gas shocks are oil filled.
Author:  tinymorris1969 [ Sat May 10, 2008 9:42 pm ]
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... you know what i mean :roll:
Author:  Morris 1100 [ Sat May 10, 2008 9:44 pm ]
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tinymorris1969 wrote:
... you know what i mean :roll:
:mrgreen:
Author:  Bubbacluby [ Sat May 10, 2008 10:04 pm ]
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Valvoline


You know what i mean :D
Author:  simon k [ Sat May 10, 2008 10:45 pm ]
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brett wrote:
I thought i would change my S shocks


tut tut tut.... not original.... ;)
Author:  brett [ Sat May 10, 2008 11:03 pm ]
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I know about my S, I put them on ages ago, and you can't see them unless you remove the wheels, and improve the handling slightly
Author:  simon k [ Sat May 10, 2008 11:07 pm ]
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brett wrote:
I know about my S, I put them on ages ago, and you can't see them unless you remove the wheels, and improve the handling slightly


I keep meaning to do the same to mine... but you know, getting around to it is something else altogether
Author:  brett [ Sat May 10, 2008 11:13 pm ]
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I got mine added when I had the mini restored
Author:  d1ck0 [ Sun May 11, 2008 9:59 am ]
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The simple way to test shocks, and the way its meant to be done for a RWC is to push the car down, and count the undulations until it stops "bouncing." Its meant to only cycle 1 1/2 times showing that the shock absorber is doing its job.
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