ohannon7

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just got the illuminas in 2day and im gonna put them on this weekend so I decided I need to clean the coilovers. Some of the perches were locked in place from lack of maintence but I got them free.

I busted out the tooth brush and spray penetrator and went to town, and they are like new again. before I put them on im gonna coat the threads w/ an anti-seize lubricant to prevent them from locking up in the future. I got the idea from a write up I saw on another board. the guy got too much grit in his sleeve coilovers and had to dremel the perch off. Just thought I would remind those w/ them not to let them go too long w/ out some attention........

liqidvenom

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is that for any coilovers? would spraying them with wd40 or something like that every so often be a good way to keep them from gettin stuck?

ohannon7

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Im really not sure? water sprays up there so i dont see why wd-40 would do any worse, it would probably be good for getting some dirt out. but here is a pic of the stuff im gonna put on the threads. im not gonna pack them just rub some on where the perch'es spin up and down and then wipe off the excess.


I just dont want them to get so stuck that Id have to dremel it off. he said he tried everything before that including heating them up since somethin about aluminum and steel blah blah blah

*****the jar is really cool b/c it has an aplicator brush connected to the lid just like rubber cement. I got it for $5 at Pep Boys*****

liqidvenom

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hey thanx for bringing this up. i dont see it hurting to keep it from sticking.

Matt93SE

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if the threaded collars are steel, that might help.. but only if they're bare, uncoated steel.
aluminum, stainless, or coated steels shouldn't have any problems... just hose them off with water and a toothbrush and they should come loose.

that's of course theory, but the threads shouldn't freeze to the sleeves unless there's corrosion there- which isn't cool at all.

ohannon7

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^true, plus my coilovers went over a bunch of dirt roads and mud and it kinda dried up and turned super hard.
I also saw some rust flakes , I wonder if there is somethin I could spray on it to prevent it from getting worse(rust wise)