PainZ
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Registered: 28th Jun 02
Location: Camberley, Surrey - Drives a Black Vectra VXR Esta
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due to get mine fitted again to the 1.8 SRi on tuesday however im having a bit of a problem,
I need to make the fronts higher, however i cant undo the fooking adjuster nuts which you tighten against each other,
Im not sure if its because its not fitted to the car, so i cant get a grip on it, but they are so tight,
AdiSRi and myself last adjusted it and i cant remember it being that tight :/
Another problem is that i only have on front C spanner, and one rear,
the rear C spanner isnt really big enough to untighten it and keeps slipping off 
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myke
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Registered: 7th Feb 01
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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clamp them in a vice so they don't move.
or just let the garage do it when you take them in
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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i agree, get the garage to do them
also u are meant to keep them oiled or something so they dont cease
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Waxoil all over the threads of the coilover bodies - looks like sticky snot but wipe it off 12 months later and looks brand new 
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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let the garage do it , they will have the tools re3quired and an air line which is the best avalible tool.
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Fear
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Registered: 20th Nov 02
Location: Down off the hill
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Air line wont help in this case nath!
Its 2 big nuts tightened against each other!
Why not borrow one of Adi's front spanners!
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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You need to spray WD40 onto the threads or it aint going anyhwere... Then borrow a spanner 
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Joff
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Registered: 17th Oct 00
Location: Cambridgeshire
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Cover the threads with a teflon lube like GT85 then get another spanner on loan.
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AdiSRI
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Registered: 1st May 02
Location: Berkshire
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yes u need both front spanners or your in trouble.
he lives quite far from me now cheeky...
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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You need to spray WD40 onto the threads or it aint going anyhwere... Then borrow a spanner
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MJ
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Registered: 18th Sep 03
Location: Hampshire Drives: ITR DC2 + Skoda Felicia
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make the spanner urself, just file down a smaller one, should do the job.
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Martin_C
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Registered: 27th Jun 03
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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when they're on the car i needed to chap the c spanners with a hammer to get em to shift, maybe better leaving them til they're on then adjust them?
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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quote:
Originally posted by CheekyCorsa
Air line wont help in this case nath!
it will when they get bored and then decide to make the air line and a valve into an outskool rifle and shoot nuts and bolts out it 
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