tein CS motors not screwing on
04-11-06, 08:10 PM
#1
tein CS motors not screwing on
with the help of a friend who has air tools and a lift, we got my tein cs coilovers on tonight. Feels good but I need an alignment. The floating feeling is finally gone.
I followed the EDFC instructions, whereby I took out the clicking top pieces, added the hex screw from the bag and made it flush with the top of the piston, and then as instructed put the motor on and turned the flathead screw 3 turns, but at 1.5 turns it bottoms out.... so the motor thread won't even make contact. What am I doing wrong?
I followed the EDFC instructions, whereby I took out the clicking top pieces, added the hex screw from the bag and made it flush with the top of the piston, and then as instructed put the motor on and turned the flathead screw 3 turns, but at 1.5 turns it bottoms out.... so the motor thread won't even make contact. What am I doing wrong?
04-18-06, 04:14 PM
#4
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Ok, here is how to do it, seems that there isn't anyplace that really spelled it out in plain English (literally!).
Take off the ratcheting **** thing with the included wrench.
Use the included allen key to remove the set screw inside the top of the shaft
Put a little dab of included grease in the hole on the shaft
Put in the new allen set screws that came with the edfc. Screw them down all the way hand tight, then back them out like 1/2 a turn.
Remove the rubber cover on the EDFC motor
Put a small dab of the threadlocker on the edfc motor where the big threads are. (Try not to get any on the small rotating allen part in the middle) This should only be on the threads that engage the outer portion of the shaft on the shock.
VERY CAREFULLY screw the motor onto the shock by hand. You will most likely hit the point where the allen key inside catches on the set screw. It will hang up a tiny bit (sometimes not), and then slip into the key hole. You will know you are in the key because the small screwdriver slot at the top of the motor will stop spinning with the motor while you are turning it. (This is why you took off the rubber boot above). Continue down the remaining 2 turns or so until the motor is a little more than hand tight. This should be good to go, you can tighten it a tiny bit more if you like, but the threadlock should take care of things from here. Plus you don't want it too tight if you have to take it off later - more chance of damaging something.
BE SURE TO TEST IT before you put the rubber boot back on. Make sure when the unit is powered up, they spin clockwise to index them to full-tight. Then play with the settings to see if they back out counterclockwise with the adjustments on the unit.
Sometimes there may be binding with the inner set screw or the outer threads, just be very careful when you put everything together and you will be ok. Only once I had a problem with one where the motor kept threading down too far and binding everything up because it bottomed out inside too much. Just used some red threadlocker and left it barely tight, everything was ok after that.
Maybe this should be a semi-sticky(???) if there is such a thing so people can read this and hopefully keep them from causing any damage to their components during installation.
Take off the ratcheting **** thing with the included wrench.
Use the included allen key to remove the set screw inside the top of the shaft
Put a little dab of included grease in the hole on the shaft
Put in the new allen set screws that came with the edfc. Screw them down all the way hand tight, then back them out like 1/2 a turn.
Remove the rubber cover on the EDFC motor
Put a small dab of the threadlocker on the edfc motor where the big threads are. (Try not to get any on the small rotating allen part in the middle) This should only be on the threads that engage the outer portion of the shaft on the shock.
VERY CAREFULLY screw the motor onto the shock by hand. You will most likely hit the point where the allen key inside catches on the set screw. It will hang up a tiny bit (sometimes not), and then slip into the key hole. You will know you are in the key because the small screwdriver slot at the top of the motor will stop spinning with the motor while you are turning it. (This is why you took off the rubber boot above). Continue down the remaining 2 turns or so until the motor is a little more than hand tight. This should be good to go, you can tighten it a tiny bit more if you like, but the threadlock should take care of things from here. Plus you don't want it too tight if you have to take it off later - more chance of damaging something.
BE SURE TO TEST IT before you put the rubber boot back on. Make sure when the unit is powered up, they spin clockwise to index them to full-tight. Then play with the settings to see if they back out counterclockwise with the adjustments on the unit.
Sometimes there may be binding with the inner set screw or the outer threads, just be very careful when you put everything together and you will be ok. Only once I had a problem with one where the motor kept threading down too far and binding everything up because it bottomed out inside too much. Just used some red threadlocker and left it barely tight, everything was ok after that.
Maybe this should be a semi-sticky(???) if there is such a thing so people can read this and hopefully keep them from causing any damage to their components during installation.
06-19-06, 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by DoubleWhoosh
Ok, here is how to do it, seems that there isn't anyplace that really spelled it out in plain English (literally!).
Take off the ratcheting **** thing with the included wrench.
Use the included allen key to remove the set screw inside the top of the shaft
Put a little dab of included grease in the hole on the shaft
Put in the new allen set screws that came with the edfc. Screw them down all the way hand tight, then back them out like 1/2 a turn.
Remove the rubber cover on the EDFC motor
Put a small dab of the threadlocker on the edfc motor where the big threads are. (Try not to get any on the small rotating allen part in the middle) This should only be on the threads that engage the outer portion of the shaft on the shock.
VERY CAREFULLY screw the motor onto the shock by hand. You will most likely hit the point where the allen key inside catches on the set screw. It will hang up a tiny bit (sometimes not), and then slip into the key hole. You will know you are in the key because the small screwdriver slot at the top of the motor will stop spinning with the motor while you are turning it. (This is why you took off the rubber boot above). Continue down the remaining 2 turns or so until the motor is a little more than hand tight. This should be good to go, you can tighten it a tiny bit more if you like, but the threadlock should take care of things from here. Plus you don't want it too tight if you have to take it off later - more chance of damaging something.
BE SURE TO TEST IT before you put the rubber boot back on. Make sure when the unit is powered up, they spin clockwise to index them to full-tight. Then play with the settings to see if they back out counterclockwise with the adjustments on the unit.
Sometimes there may be binding with the inner set screw or the outer threads, just be very careful when you put everything together and you will be ok. Only once I had a problem with one where the motor kept threading down too far and binding everything up because it bottomed out inside too much. Just used some red threadlocker and left it barely tight, everything was ok after that.
Maybe this should be a semi-sticky(???) if there is such a thing so people can read this and hopefully keep them from causing any damage to their components during installation.
Take off the ratcheting **** thing with the included wrench.
Use the included allen key to remove the set screw inside the top of the shaft
Put a little dab of included grease in the hole on the shaft
Put in the new allen set screws that came with the edfc. Screw them down all the way hand tight, then back them out like 1/2 a turn.
Remove the rubber cover on the EDFC motor
Put a small dab of the threadlocker on the edfc motor where the big threads are. (Try not to get any on the small rotating allen part in the middle) This should only be on the threads that engage the outer portion of the shaft on the shock.
VERY CAREFULLY screw the motor onto the shock by hand. You will most likely hit the point where the allen key inside catches on the set screw. It will hang up a tiny bit (sometimes not), and then slip into the key hole. You will know you are in the key because the small screwdriver slot at the top of the motor will stop spinning with the motor while you are turning it. (This is why you took off the rubber boot above). Continue down the remaining 2 turns or so until the motor is a little more than hand tight. This should be good to go, you can tighten it a tiny bit more if you like, but the threadlock should take care of things from here. Plus you don't want it too tight if you have to take it off later - more chance of damaging something.
BE SURE TO TEST IT before you put the rubber boot back on. Make sure when the unit is powered up, they spin clockwise to index them to full-tight. Then play with the settings to see if they back out counterclockwise with the adjustments on the unit.
Sometimes there may be binding with the inner set screw or the outer threads, just be very careful when you put everything together and you will be ok. Only once I had a problem with one where the motor kept threading down too far and binding everything up because it bottomed out inside too much. Just used some red threadlocker and left it barely tight, everything was ok after that.
Maybe this should be a semi-sticky(???) if there is such a thing so people can read this and hopefully keep them from causing any damage to their components during installation.
Pete
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