Disappointed :(

[AshG]

Went to work on the car tonight. Simple job planned. Put the last brake calliper on the off side front of the car.

Jacked front end up to take off the front wheel and noticed oil dripping off the front lower wishbone.

On closer inspection the brand new gaz shock had pissed all its oil out the top.

I stripped down the front end and took the whole unit off the car. Then I took the spring off the damper. When I lift the damper up and down the resistance hardly changes no matter what position I set it on.

I’m hoping it’s just a manufacturing fault and the other 3 don’t do it. I only purchased them at Stoneleigh this year. They have been fitted to the car for about 2 months and never even been driven on as the car isn’t even finished.

Going to call dampertech in the morning and see what they say.

Has anyone else ever had this problem? Gaz or not?

I have lost motivation tonight, given up and come indoors

[HandyAndy]

don,t despair Ash, at least it didn,t fail whilst you were giving it some stick on the road.... i mean track

its prob just a faulty seal in the top of the strut, had a similar prob once on a VERY expensive rear shock on my race bike, a quick call to Dampertech will sort it out i,m sure, they,ll prob just send you a replacement asap, as its not a diy fix.

the prob on my race bike was a 50pence rubber seal but was soon repaired.

hope you get it sorted .

andy

[Spikehaus]

Oh no Ash! I am worried now as I only got mine yesterday. I remember you getting them at the show. I wonder if maybe its a problem of lack of use? Should we jump up and down on our cars once a week like a child on a bed? Sure Dampertech will sort it. They guy was really nice who I spoke to last week.

[AshG]

lack of use is a not any kind of excuse. if you leave the tintop on the drive for a month the shocks dont lose all thier oil. i personally would expect shocks designed for this kind of sports car to be of a much higher quality than standard tintop items especially for the money they cost.

im sure its just a manufacturing fault and the damper will get replaced but it now means its a pain in the ass to move the car in and out of the workshop until i get a replacement one.

[richardk]

Just get a small length of box and stick a hole through each end as temp shocker, at least it'll let you move it about. Cheers Rich

[AshG]

Originally Posted by richardk

Just get a small length of box and stick a hole through each end as temp shocker, at least it'll let you move it about. Cheers Rich

yeah i know.............. but is not the same as a nice shock

the other problem is that i dont have any box section left as my chassis has been well and truely finished for ages and i gave a load away when i moved house to save the extra donkey work moving it.