JoeBodge Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Afternoon, just fitting axle back on my 200 defender. I've put new pro comp es9000 front shocks on, but the bottom mounting pin seems very close to the axle casing (about 3mm clearance) Has anyone had this problem before? Can I just shave a bit off the bottom pin?thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 provided there is clearance then no need to do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 ^^^ Yes you could trim the end of the pins but as Ralph has said if they aren't fouling why would you bother? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I found the same with the Koni shocks. Had to cut some off as I couldn't tighten them without ending up with the spanner stuck on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco-Ron Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 I personally prefer more than a flag paper gap. After all there is a rubber bush that will soften and take impact, last thing I want is a hole punched in my axle casing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Agreed, its surprising how much the rubber compresses- and rather than damage the axle its the shock that's more likely to damage ( although there is also rubber at the top mount as well so its a fairly big bang before contact ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Although...the less thread sticking out of the nut, the easier it will be to remove them in the the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I tend to be messing about with mine a fair bit so they tend to come undone but on other vehicles that are left alone I find the power file rips the nuts off in short order :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Reassembling a hacksaw around the mount allows you to cut through the rubber bush and pin in a couple of minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW8IZR Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Reassembling a hacksaw around the mount allows you to cut through the rubber bush and pin in a couple of minutes Yes good idea, thinking about that just cutting the rubber bush out might expose enough to get some long pipe grips on the pin. Its not that they are usually that tight just access is impossible- someone here was asking about ratchet ring spanners, my Mac ratchets will go on and the ratchet is fine enough to slacken them With old or oem shocks I put a ratchet strap round the tube and tighten it to the spring, but I don't do that with Bilsteins etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveturnbull Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 It's a common problem with these. If you come down hard on the front, the rubber will compress before the shock does and the end of the pin hits the axle casing. Normally it just bends the pin rather than damaging the casing. I've fitted quite a few of these over the years and always cut 10-15 mm off the end with the grinder first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 the piece on the end of mine was cut off on the front shocks as like some people have commented there isn't enough room below the pin. I found you had to use an 8mm open ended spanner on the end whilst tightening the nut above a bit at a time, only to find you can't get the ring spanner off. If you try with the open end there is barely enough room to turn the nut to get the next flat. On my second set of es9000's I cut the pin after the last thread, you can hold/turn the body of the shock with a pipe wrench for doing and undoing, as the 8mm thingy is useless anyway once the shocks have been on 3-4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBodge Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Evening all. Thanks for your replys. After some thinking, I cut the spanner lugs off the bottom of the shocks. This has left more than enough clearance now. I too wasn't convinced by the fag paper of original clearence. I like to be on the safe side. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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