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Author who else had probs with fk coils?
Icy
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2nd Mar 06 at 20:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

all mine have seized, fronts r rustin
couldnt budge it so gona take it to a garage
AdamF
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i remember seeing pics of someone on here with fks that had done that. was a while ago though
Icy
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2nd Mar 06 at 20:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

yeh mind that too
fear?
Mistamist
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2nd Mar 06 at 20:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

Think it was broster
Robin
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2nd Mar 06 at 20:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

brosters were avo's.

c20let
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2nd Mar 06 at 20:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

theres a post a week about rusty fk's.
deanmcreynolds26
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its ur fault icy! u never put enough coopergrease slip stuff on them

scotty b has same probs at the moment!
Fear
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Wasnt me dude !

J1400 (or similar) had one where the bolt plates snapped off due to rust!

i never had a problem with mine, i used to only put abit of silicon spray on them and never clogged up or owt!

a few people have had probs though i think
myke
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Icy
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quote:
Originally posted by deanmcreynolds26
its ur fault icy! u never put enough coopergrease slip stuff on them

scotty b has same probs at the moment!


aye i read that on mig

was fine a month ago when i raised it
CoastalCorsa
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

fk sake i jus bought some fkin fk coils aswell suppose i better lube em up straight away
BeArDy
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mine have got rusty aswell
nothing FK will do about it
dave17
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

my spax ones

Icy
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by BeArDy
mine have got rusty aswell
nothing FK will do about it


what did they say?
CoastalCorsa
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

whats peeps oppinions on the fk shox r they good jus the spring which let em down

i gonna get some rubber tube an thread it ova da spring for extra protection
Icy
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

iv got konigsports, on hard settin
love it jus need em lubed up good and proper
Jake
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

just slap a load of wax oyl or similar over them once fitted.
RCoughtrie
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

jcb grease is what i got recommended to keep them in good condition

Lucky my work have thousands of tubes of it...

The new improved highsports are supose to have better durability but im not for taking any risks and will be giving them mini services each week..
BAZ 1256
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get the silverline versions that are stainless steel housings, wont rust quite so easily
also make sure and cover the threads in copper grease, or teflon based spray grease etc, should be ok if thats done every so often. or if not bothered about looks of them cover them in wax oil , thatll stop the dreaded rust
jr
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:46   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by jake
just slap a load of wax oyl or similar over them once fitted.


do not do this
Icy
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i used waxoyl rust killer on them
some bits are back to silver now
Adam_B
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i used to look after mine, cleaned and copper grased regularly. Then just a few weeks ago came to change the top mounts, passenger side was fine.

Drivers side, put the allen key in the top, undoing the nut, started getting really fucking tight. So i thought sod it, allen key will just snap first, er no. Ping! big fuck off crack right down the middle of the piston. Fks are shite.

[Edited on 02-03-2006 by Adam_B]
Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
quote:
Originally posted by jake
just slap a load of wax oyl or similar over them once fitted.


do not do this


why?
Adam_B
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

do you know what waxoyl actully is? It would fuck the threads on the damper housing straight away.
Jake
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2nd Mar 06 at 22:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

all i know is it's rust proofing.

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