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pg111

New Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #1

Just fitted new shocks and springs all round. Terrafirma medium duty set. Back ones are lovely but after driving from home to work leaving her parked at work all day both front shocks have stopped damping and are bouncy as fook. Could it be a dodgy batch or have I been stupid and done something wrong fitting them?

Everything is still attached and there's no clunks that would suggest anything was loose.

Anyone had any issues with terrafirma recently?

 

johnlad

Well-Known Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #2

did you prime the shocks prior to fitting

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #3

if they are fitted right way up with piston rod to the top .then take them back

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Feb 5, 2012

• #4

What johnlad said.. Yu need to press the shocks closed then draw them up till fully extended, then repeat until you can feel the pressure build up.

 

lazydog

Well-Known Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #5

I was suprised when I fitted mine out of 4 boxes only 1 had instructions in and all that was for was about which direction to put washers on.Nothing about priming and there should be!

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #6

ive never primed one and they have allways worked

 

lazydog

Well-Known Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #7

James dont ya pump em a few times to see if they is any good before you fit them

 

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pg111

New Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #8

Never primed them I just put them on. I did look for instructions but there weren't any. Pretty sure they're the right way up but I'm doubting myself now. I'll check later.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #9

no,

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Feb 5, 2012

• #10

pg111 said:

Never primed them I just put them on. I did look for instructions but there weren't any. Pretty sure they're the right way up but I'm doubting myself now. I'll check later.

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You'd struggle to fit them upside down. As there's no way at all to fit the rears upsidedown bolt at bottom ring at top. and the fronts are so obvious you'd need to be a blind man with no hands to make that mistake. Prime them. I've always primed them and never had a problem.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #11

he was talking about fronts and it has been done even on here

 

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pg111

New Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #12

Just checked and I would say they are upside down. What a pea narse. I'll prime them before I put them back on aswell. Cheers for the answers everyone. As always landyzone has the answers. X

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Feb 5, 2012

• #13

pg111 said:

Just checked and I would say they are upside down. What a pea narse. I'll prime them before I put them back on aswell. Cheers for the answers everyone. As always landyzone has the answers. X

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Yu Muppet :doh:

 

livers

Well-Known Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #14

jamesmartin said:

he was talking about fronts and it has been done even on here

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TWICE :doh::doh:

 

Pikey

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• Feb 5, 2012

• #15

livers said:

TWICE :doh::doh:

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HOW????????

 

livers

Well-Known Member

• Feb 5, 2012

• #16

redhand said:

HOW????????

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I think last time it was done like this

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Feb 5, 2012

• #17

livers said:

I think last time it was done like this

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:doh: :doh: Wrong :doh: :doh: