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07-04-2004, 01:13 AM | #1 |
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koni insert install
So i decided to install the inserts this weekend. 04wrx wagon, I had installed tein h-tech springs a month ago.
Everything was going ok until I broke the threaded part of the inserts off Now the car is sitting in the garage un-driveable. I have to wait until I can get a new insert shipped to me. damn..... I was putting the tophat on and was using a electric impact wrench to put the nut on, I had done this on the other 3 with no issues. Then snap, took another hour to get the nut off. I had to drill through the top of the koni piston to get it off. Totally trashed it. I hate it when this happens. This will cost me a good 150.00 to get a new one, plus the shipping and the wagon is dead untill I get it. Of course its the holiday weekend and the tirerack and koni is closed. live in learn, if anyone was thinking of doing this dont let this scare you, it went pretty easy. I just wish I could run over to autozone and get a replace part, not that easy. Most places dont carry koni inserts.
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07-06-2004, 05:16 PM | #2 |
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what tophats did you use to put the rears in with???
konis don't fit 04 without some fiddling |
07-06-2004, 07:51 PM | #3 |
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Sorry to hear about it; I've certainly had mishaps in install days of my own.
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07-06-2004, 11:20 PM | #4 | |
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stock tophats
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That was what some others had done before. |
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07-07-2004, 12:44 PM | #5 | |
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Re: koni insert install
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07-07-2004, 11:07 PM | #6 | |
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anyway it was kinda nuts, I finished the install today. Of course in the directions it says not to use an impact wrench. I need to keep off the smokey smoke... |
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07-08-2004, 01:09 AM | #7 | |
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09-13-2004, 01:44 AM | #8 |
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sorry to bring this thread back, but how are you supposed to secure the top to the strut without using an impact wrench?
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09-13-2004, 03:16 AM | #9 |
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I think every strut manufacturer in the world tells you not to use an impact wrench to tighten down the top mounts, but everybody does it anyway. I did it with my old DMS Golds (repeatedly, since they sucked and had to come off the car 3 times), and I've done it with stock struts and my Koni inserts. Never had a problem.
My guess is that dogWagon got that last one cross-threaded and that's why it broke, but I dunno. I still don't understand his description of what happened, so my hypothesis could be completely wrong. Pat Olsen '97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan |
10-06-2004, 08:40 AM | #10 | |
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I am about to put 04 sti springs and top hats on my 02 wrx with Koni inserts, thanks Patrick |
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