Suspension Springs Fitted Upside Down At Rear!! - Page 2

jimp · 17th May 2008, 21:25

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Originally Posted by paul_b

My June 06 also had upside down rear shocks.

These weren't noticed in the first service, and neither when I complained about creaking noises from the rear a couple of months after buying the car and them taking it in for investigation.

One year later, and at second service time when I complained again, my dealer acknowledged the rear shocks were upside down. I wonder how the first service and then subsequent investigation didn't pick up the problem.

Anyway, shocks now the right way up, and it has got rid of the creaking I was complaining about. Overall things still don't sound great (not sure if it's exhaust or suspension), but the creaking has thankfully gone.

Also at second service, it was noticed my front bump stops had dropped. These were replaced. Something went wrong at replacement time, as when I picked the vehicle up it was intermittently making a terrible noise on the driver side. The dealer took the car in again, and established the whole front right strut needed replacing.

My friend,,saw also it that the red marks in the rear springs the was in the down part and the engineer him it put in above part ??? The noises they stopped afterwards from the rear absorbers ???

R GT · 17th May 2008, 21:59

Dont know about the springs etc but if you click the link below and read the section on coloured dots and stripes it explains how poorly matched tyres of the same design make etc can cause pulling to one side. hope this helps

Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 1 of 2

Glepor · 18th May 2008, 19:48

Thanks for the input guys. They've already intimated that there's absolutely no chance of them shelling out on new tyres for me, regardless of the reason for the odd wear pattern. I'm pretty certain it's not down to pressures as that would tend to cause a wear to the edge(s) but not feathering. Think I'll arrange for the 4-wheel alignment and hope that it's found to be outside of spec. I can only hope that if it is and they correct it then this will help with the pull to the left too, although I think that the uneven tyre wear might have something to do with that. The tyres are pretty crappy cheap ones (Federal), which I would never have fitted myself, but they were already on the car when I bought it privately just over a month ago. Can't really afford to replace them yet, but I can certainly do a front to rear swap and see what happens.

jimp · 26th May 2008, 19:45

Upside down at rear springs....

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This thread is about: Springs Fitted Upside Down At Rear!!, it's in Wheels, Tyres, Suspension and Brakes at the Honda Civic forum Civinfo; Originally Posted by paul_b My June 06 also had upside down rear shocks. These weren't noticed in the first service, and neither when I complained ...

17th May 2008, 21:59	#22 (permalink)
R GT Type R 11239 Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 17th December 2007 Location: s yorks, uk Posts: 110 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Dont know about the springs etc but if you click the link below and read the section on coloured dots and stripes it explains how poorly matched tyres of the same design make etc can cause pulling to one side. hope this helps Car Bibles : The Wheel and Tyre Bible Page 1 of 2

18th May 2008, 19:48	#23 (permalink)
Glepor Supporter Wheelnut Join Date: 9th April 2008 Location: Lincoln, England Posts: 73 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the input guys. They've already intimated that there's absolutely no chance of them shelling out on new tyres for me, regardless of the reason for the odd wear pattern. I'm pretty certain it's not down to pressures as that would tend to cause a wear to the edge(s) but not feathering. Think I'll arrange for the 4-wheel alignment and hope that it's found to be outside of spec. I can only hope that if it is and they correct it then this will help with the pull to the left too, although I think that the uneven tyre wear might have something to do with that. The tyres are pretty crappy cheap ones (Federal), which I would never have fitted myself, but they were already on the car when I bought it privately just over a month ago. Can't really afford to replace them yet, but I can certainly do a front to rear swap and see what happens.