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Originally Posted by sperry
Back on topic: Dean, what was the dilly on the DMSs? How were they "not actually b0rked"?
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After spending all day Sat. getting the alignment right, and dealing with many suspension issues I won't go into, I wanted to make sure all the struts were set to the correct bump & rebound settings. It turns out that the bump adjusters on my rear struts were not tightnened proeprly, so when I went to adjust bump, I turned them to full hard and when I unscrewed the adjuster rather than it clicking toward soft. The shaft shot out of the strut and was stopped by the lower bracket and my hand (ouch). a small amount of liquid escaped, but only a CC or so... I got it put back together, but assumed it was dead since the adjuster didn't work. So Sunday I pulled both rears, put in the stockers, and realligned the rear... So much for ALMS...
Emailed SubiGal to see if she knew anyone in Seattle who might be able to help from her Rally contacts... She reccomended Dave, who by coincidence also used to be DMS America...
After Dave took apart the strut, we found that the cartridge still had full throw/rebound and found the loose adjuster. The cartridge may wear out faster once it gets older and starts leaking fluid as it has already lost a small amount, but for now it is fine, and I would get them rebuilt if they start to leak anyway. Both rears have now had the regular routine maintenance done to them, and I know how to do it for the fronts at the end of the season.
It was now late on Wednesday and I didn't have the time or the energy to put them back on and realign the rear for the weekend and I already had the car fairly dialed with the stockers, so they came back in the trunk.
Dave also had a set of the road race springs (12.5KF/11.6LR) lying around I am probably going to pick up... I may need Gary's help to help sort them out though...
And thus ends the DMS Saga, except I need to check the fronts still, but now know at least to an extent what I am doing...