Another springy question

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Richard Savage

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• Sep 7, 2004

• #1

Right, I now have a pair of standard springs (see earlier thread about
broken rear spring on a RRC. Thank you very much Paddock; £50 including
next-day-panic delivery and we'll take them back if thay are wrong.
These were ordered after a chat with Mr WBH who is trying to retire. He
has none in stock, but could possibly have a pair made - but doubtless
not for £50.


I'm hoping that the Paddock springs do not raise the rear of the vehicle
such that I can't get into my local tip.


Anyway, which way up do the springs go? Close coils at the top or the
bottom???

Tia Richard


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EMB

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• Sep 7, 2004

• #2

Richard Savage wrote:

> Anyway, which way up do the springs go? Close coils at the top or the
> bottom???

The automotive norm is close coils at the top.

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Macca

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• Sep 8, 2004

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"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Anyway, which way up do the springs go? Close coils at the top or the
> bottom???
>

I put my new springs in close coils at the top as I couldn't get the little
retainer plate between the coils if the close coils were at the bottom.

Just make sure you get the DS and PS the right way around..

Macca

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Sep 8, 2004

• #4

On or around Thu, 9 Sep 2004 00:13:40 +1000, "Macca" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>
>"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
><snip
>>
>> Anyway, which way up do the springs go? Close coils at the top or the
>> bottom???
>>
>
>I put my new springs in close coils at the top as I couldn't get the little
>retainer plate between the coils if the close coils were at the bottom.
>
>Just make sure you get the DS and PS the right way around..

they seem to be fitted close-down originally, although as you say, this
makes it difficult. close-up works equally well on mine, and I can;t see
any reason not to fit 'em that way up. technically, I guess, the "soft"
part of the spring is the close bit, and to compress this the force has to
go up the non-close bit, but I seriously doubt that this makes a noticeable
difference in practice. for large values of compression, the close bit gets
coilbound and thus ceases to be part of the spring anyway.

 

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Richard Savage

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• Sep 8, 2004

• #5

Macca wrote:
> "Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> <snip
>
>>Anyway, which way up do the springs go? Close coils at the top or the
>>bottom???
>>
>
>
> I put my new springs in close coils at the top as I couldn't get the little
> retainer plate between the coils if the close coils were at the bottom.
>
> Just make sure you get the DS and PS the right way around..
>
> Macca
>
>


Mmm, I'm fitting a pair of NRC8113 which my manual lists as the
standard RHD rear spec.

Rgds Richard

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Austin Shackles

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• Sep 9, 2004

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On or around Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:18:36 +0100, Richard Savage <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>Mmm, I'm fitting a pair of NRC8113 which my manual lists as the
>standard RHD rear spec.
>

they vary as to whether there's a side-to-side difference. the HD 90 ones I
settled on for the disco rear do, but not all sets do.

 

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Richard Savage

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• Sep 12, 2004

• #7

Austin Shackles wrote:
> On or around Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:18:36 +0100, Richard Savage <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>
>>Mmm, I'm fitting a pair of NRC8113 which my manual lists as the
>>standard RHD rear spec.
>>
>
>
> they vary as to whether there's a side-to-side difference. the HD 90 ones I
> settled on for the disco rear do, but not all sets do.


Springs changed with no increase in ride height <phew> . For those
whose Sunday's lack excitement there are three pictures here:

http://www.ofoto.co.uk/I.jsp?c=18izn9a9.rz0ppgp&x=0&y=gqaf7p

Judging from the rust on the fracture; I have been driving around
blissfully unaware of the broken spring for a long time. Still, at
least the annoying rattle has gone ;-)


Richard

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