P38 Diesel 2000 plate

keithcanfixit · Jul 14, 2018

Good evening folks, some advice please, have bought a set of Panhard bushes, that will be fun putting in, but in meantime have removed steering damper to check, clean and paint , now the question is should I be able to compress the damper by hand quite easily or do I not know my own strength, they seem quite cheap but before chucking this one in bin would like to know if it is alright or knackered, there is some resistance but not as much as I would expect.
If buying replacement any particular make to go for purely for road use, no green laning required, many thanks in anticipation

Keith

wammers · Jul 15, 2018

keithcanfixit said:
Good evening folks, some advice please, have bought a set of Panhard bushes, that will be fun putting in, but in meantime have removed steering damper to check, clean and paint , now the question is should I be able to compress the damper by hand quite easily or do I not know my own strength, they seem quite cheap but before chucking this one in bin would like to know if it is alright or knackered, there is some resistance but not as much as I would expect.
If buying replacement any particular make to go for purely for road use, no green laning required, many thanks in anticipation

Keith

Should be a fair amount of resistance in both directions. If in doubt change. Standard one is as good as any.

Grrrrrr · Jul 15, 2018

Slow steady pressure and it will compress easily. Do it fast and it should resist.

Datatek · Jul 15, 2018

wammers said:
Should be a fair amount of resistance in both directions. If in doubt change. Standard one is as good as any.

Yep, stick to standard.

keithcanfixit · Jul 15, 2018

Cheers lads, have ordered replacement mid range price one , old one compressed to easily for my liking and bushes both cracked

P38 Diesel 2000 plate

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