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dalejones
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18th Apr 10 at 21:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i dont no how to adjust them coz the adjuster just keeps goin round doesnt stop at a minimum or a maximum and doesnt seem to be doin anythin still feels exctly the same

anyone know how to adjust them?
redtom
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19th Apr 10 at 01:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

probably fucked if they keep spinning. take them off and adjust them and see if it makes any difference.
dalejones
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19th Apr 10 at 10:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yer they were off wen i was adjustin them, not spinnin just as you turn it to adjust it it doesnt stop, just keeps goin round but in the middle of the ajuster theres another sort of ajustment and it takes a flat head scrfew driver, is that the adjuster?
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19th Apr 10 at 12:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

It might be that the plastic bit round the edge isn't gripping the metal. Try using a screwdriver on the metal in the middle like you said.


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dalejones
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yer wot does it adjust anyway? how would turning the bolt make them harder and softer?
opelboy87
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read the FAQ on dampers in the tutorials/FAQ part of this site, gives detailed explanation of how dampers work.
dalejones
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these are the adjuster the rear shocks on this page, just dont kno wen you kno wen there at there softest and wen there at there hardest???

http://corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=554406

[Edited on 20-04-2010 by dalejones]
Daveskater
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It will stop turning eventually. I think it has something like 24 points on the adjuster, all the way anti-clockwise is softest, clockwise is hardest.


Numberwang!

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dalejones
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ahh i had a brain wave yesterday about holdin the outside with mole grips and seein if i could turn the middle bit, thats not how it works then? lol

 
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