Sunbeam Alpine Rear Dampers
Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2017 9:04 pm
Hi,
I am a little confused - long story short I just changed the rear dampers on my Alpine. I believe the dampers I removed to be original.
On the top of the damper there was a concave cup washer bonded to the damper. This butted against the body. Above the body there was a removable cup washer then two bushes and a cup washer followed by 2 nuts securing it all.
The replacements, from John Hayter - Berkshire Sunbeam Alpine, are of different design slightly, so want to check I fitted them correctly. Particularly, there is no bonded cup washer on the damper, and the top of the damper is seemingly crimped on the end and around 1/4" in diameter (or so).
I assembled:
-Damper below body
-Above body cup washer
-2 bushes
-cup washer
-nuts
However, on test drive while the ride was so much better there was now a clonking (sometimes).
I am wondering whether I should have fitted everything a tad differently? Adding a cup washer (or flat washer) below the body, or should there be a bush there also?
I would appreciate some advice from those out there with more experience.
Thanks,
Andy
I am a little confused - long story short I just changed the rear dampers on my Alpine. I believe the dampers I removed to be original.
On the top of the damper there was a concave cup washer bonded to the damper. This butted against the body. Above the body there was a removable cup washer then two bushes and a cup washer followed by 2 nuts securing it all.
The replacements, from John Hayter - Berkshire Sunbeam Alpine, are of different design slightly, so want to check I fitted them correctly. Particularly, there is no bonded cup washer on the damper, and the top of the damper is seemingly crimped on the end and around 1/4" in diameter (or so).
I assembled:
-Damper below body
-Above body cup washer
-2 bushes
-cup washer
-nuts
However, on test drive while the ride was so much better there was now a clonking (sometimes).
I am wondering whether I should have fitted everything a tad differently? Adding a cup washer (or flat washer) below the body, or should there be a bush there also?
I would appreciate some advice from those out there with more experience.
Thanks,
Andy