Refurbishing parts?

bikerdude666 · 2nd April 2021, 19:09

Hi all, I'm fairly sure they're no good, but wondered if anyone can refurbish rear shocks? I replaced mine when I did the rear arms and subframe, though there didn't seem to be any problems with them. I was clearing the garage out today and found the old shocks under a pile of other stuff. Are they only fit for the tip, or could they be of use to someone?

Same with the anti-roll bar, it's rusty and a lot of paint has come off. I replaced it with a new part, but could this be cleaned up and painted and be of use to someone?

I've also got my old subframe I removed, but I can't remove the old upper arms, as the captive nuts have come loose in their fixings. If I can find a way of removing those, someone could probably made use of that.

trikey · 2nd April 2021, 19:12

A spot weld on the captive nut does the job a treat, it also helps by heating the nut and makes removal of the bolt easier.

bikerdude666 · 2nd April 2021, 23:10

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Originally Posted by trikey

A spot weld on the captive nut does the job a treat, it also helps by heating the nut and makes removal of the bolt easier.

I'll give it a go, but I never did really get the hang of welding! Had to throw all my rods out during the clearcut as they's gone furry!

Any thought's on the shocks/dampers? They're tatty to look at but seem to function ok.

The Rovering Member · 3rd April 2021, 08:24

There's another thread about this. If they felt ok when removed then they probably are ok.

I'm pretty sure l read a post fairly recently about someone refurbishing/refilling a pair of (P6?) shocks, possibly on the Classic Rover Forum. Or it may have been on one of the modification pages on Farceache. Somewhere anyway.

bikerdude666 · 3rd April 2021, 10:19

Thanks, I'll give them a wipe down and then offer them up, even if they're only to get by on until someone can afford new ones.

I found a pair of brand new dampers, still in the packaging, and the correct code for my car, for a price I really couldn't pass up, so changed them while doing everything else.

2nd April 2021, 19:09	#1
bikerdude666 Posted a thing or two Jaguar Xe diseasal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Little Stanion, Corby Posts: 1,922 Thanks: 363 Thanked 390 Times in 241 Posts	Refurbishing parts? Hi all, I'm fairly sure they're no good, but wondered if anyone can refurbish rear shocks? I replaced mine when I did the rear arms and subframe, though there didn't seem to be any problems with them. I was clearing the garage out today and found the old shocks under a pile of other stuff. Are they only fit for the tip, or could they be of use to someone? Same with the anti-roll bar, it's rusty and a lot of paint has come off. I replaced it with a new part, but could this be cleaned up and painted and be of use to someone? I've also got my old subframe I removed, but I can't remove the old upper arms, as the captive nuts have come loose in their fixings. If I can find a way of removing those, someone could probably made use of that.

2nd April 2021, 19:12	#2
trikey Premium Trader Rover 75 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 33,760 Thanks: 8,837 Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts	A spot weld on the captive nut does the job a treat, it also helps by heating the nut and makes removal of the bolt easier. __________________ Lest we forget..

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The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,952 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	There's another thread about this. If they felt ok when removed then they probably are ok. I'm pretty sure l read a post fairly recently about someone refurbishing/refilling a pair of (P6?) shocks, possibly on the Classic Rover Forum. Or it may have been on one of the modification pages on Farceache. Somewhere anyway. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

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3rd April 2021, 10:19	#5
bikerdude666 Posted a thing or two Jaguar Xe diseasal Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Little Stanion, Corby Posts: 1,922 Thanks: 363 Thanked 390 Times in 241 Posts	Thanks, I'll give them a wipe down and then offer them up, even if they're only to get by on until someone can afford new ones. I found a pair of brand new dampers, still in the packaging, and the correct code for my car, for a price I really couldn't pass up, so changed them while doing everything else.