Front rocker tubes
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:34 pm
I had my car geo and corner weights checked and tweaked last week and they found a slight issue. On the front suspension, with the shock disconnected' and the front jacked up, the suspension wouldn't drop back down under its own weight. It was very stiff and need a little push to settle back down. I have rose joints so with it jacked up and the shock not connected it should just drop back down.
They slackened off the nut/bolt by half a turn and as if by magic it all drops back down again with zero stiction.
When I built the car 6-7 years ago there was no stiction. I have just popped out one of the steel tubes and it is corroded up. I have only done just over 1k miles and most in the dry.
I have cleaned the tube up with emery paper in the lath and its nice and smooth again but how 'slack' should the tube be in the top hats and any tips on cleaning them out? Is it worth putting anything on the tubes before refitting to help stop corrosion?
They slackened off the nut/bolt by half a turn and as if by magic it all drops back down again with zero stiction.
When I built the car 6-7 years ago there was no stiction. I have just popped out one of the steel tubes and it is corroded up. I have only done just over 1k miles and most in the dry.
I have cleaned the tube up with emery paper in the lath and its nice and smooth again but how 'slack' should the tube be in the top hats and any tips on cleaning them out? Is it worth putting anything on the tubes before refitting to help stop corrosion?
