Coilover seized !

[MrLazie1]

alright cool i should get some of that and use that on the coils. is it paint harmful?

 

[LoveLee]

i had the same problem. i took it to a shop, and it was really stuck! they used a pry bar and a big fat hammer and hit it. still didnt move. then one hard blow risking the lower collar would break it came loose. that was only one side. and still couldnt adjust the height cause i tihnk it was really dirty. im soaking them everyday with wd40. and hope by next thursday i can get them loosen.

i did the same thing, i took it to a shop as well that couldnt do anything. they told us to soak it in pb blaster, so i sprayed it every hour for an entire day. nothing worked so i put the coilover on the car like that and lowered the rest to that height.

 

[MrLazie1]

i did the same thing, i took it to a shop as well that couldnt do anything. they told us to soak it in pb blaster, so i sprayed it every hour for an entire day. nothing worked so i put the coilover on the car like that and lowered the rest to that height.

so yours is still stuck? well i have ksports and i have to have them preloaded. so my front is wayy lower than my back right now. my back looks sorta stock. =x

 

[Johnson]

alright cool i should get some of that and use that on the coils. is it paint harmful?

it shouldnt be harmful to paint
its a lubricant

 

[tunedaccord]

i had the same thing my r/r was siezed i soaked with pb blaster still did not get it i end up puttin some heat on it then it turned easy by hand

 

[Dinzdale40]

put a jack under the knuckle right behind the brake and put a little pressure on it...sometimes the weight of the suspension kinda locks it up....

 

[ccordex00]

nice info!!! I've been cleaning my coilovers too

 

[LoveLee]

so yours is still stuck? well i have ksports and i have to have them preloaded. so my front is wayy lower than my back right now. my back looks sorta stock. =x

i have ksports as well. i tried to make it as even as possible.

 

[MrLazie1]

i have ksports as well. i tried to make it as even as possible.

are your springs preloaded?

 

[MrLazie1]

alright guys. this is how i did it. everyday, i soaked my coils with wd40 since may 22nd. since there is left over wd40 on there i guess its working. so today i looked around the house for some pipe wrench as one of the member used. forgot who though. lol sorry. well as i went out just now, one side was already loosen. now it was time for the right side. so i stuck the pipe wrench in, set it in right, and pulled! i thought it slipped out of line but i looked and turn the collar it was loosen.