bi22le
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 04:38 PM |
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MOT balls up, sump clearance!
Hi all,
I took my car for its MOT today and they were pleasent people. 3 gents running a Mr Clutch centre. I only went there becasue I had a £25 voucher!.
Any way half way through he wants to slide a jack under. The jack is attached to the ramps so cant be removed. The jack was too high to get under my
sump so he could not test it. They did not charge me.
So Im now home, shiny new 'C' spanner in hand (Its ok Jeff, I have brought my own now  ) and jacking the ride height up. Problem being
is I dont think my shocks are long enough to get the travel I need. Its off of the front wheels, so there is no load and now I think the shock is on
full extension. It feels like I could keep moving the collar up but its just compressing the spring.
Floor to sump distance required is 85mm (not OTT!). Its a RAW Striker so inboard suspension. Currently its at 75mm. If I just keep on winding to
double check will I cause damage to the shock or should I just go to a MOT'd station that has a low jack?
Thanks for your advice and have a good bank holiday. This one has snuck up on me really!!!
Biz
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mark chandler
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 04:44 PM |
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couple of blocks off wood on the ramps would sort you out, just drive up them to lift.
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 05:00 PM |
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Sounds like mr clutch is not very clever....
My mot station has bits of wood to get low cars on his ramp and bit of wood to get jacks under. It's not rocket science!
I'd go back with some suitable bits of wood and show them.
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bi22le
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 05:04 PM |
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Forgot to mention that I asked about the wood and they said they need all 4 wheels down. Although the penny has dropped!! I could of put the blocks
half way down the ramps in line with the jack and then stopped in the normal place. Doh!
It is insignificant to my most recent discovery. . . . .
My engine mount is broke!!
 Bizz
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
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Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 05:08 PM |
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Next thing they will tell you is they can't test the brakes on the rollers due to lack of clearance. Tell them to use their Tapley meter!
As already suggested take some bits of wood
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Peteff
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 05:31 PM |
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Where I used to go they just used to get hold of the front and hoik it up a bit, no problem.
yours, Pete
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steve m
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 05:54 PM |
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"Where I used to go they just used to get hold of the front and hoik it up a bit, no problem. "
Thats what my mot guy did, as my sump is 3" of the deck
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donn006
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 07:48 PM |
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mot
looks like they didint want to test it ..as said before all ive done in the past is to get a couple of the lads to lift the car u can then slide the
jack under or alterativly drive onto the turn plates as for the brakes all you have to do is decellometer them ive tested loads with no problems
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coozer
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 08:36 PM |
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Low car is not a fail, should have punched him!!
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1980 Z750
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HowardB
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 08:57 PM |
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I "eased" mine up so the nice gent could get the jack under mine too. That was at a place in Ashby de la Zouch recommended by Claire,
excellent and very helpful too.
Howard
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adithorp
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 09:08 PM |
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I'd say the £25 voucher tells the story. It's to get punters through the door and generate fails to be repared by the workshop. You were
never going to let them fix anything it failed on, so test aborted for the first reason they could find.
Mine caught on the jacking beam when being tested yesterday. Just called me over to push it up.
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blakep82
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| posted on 28/5/11 at 09:11 PM |
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or if they haven't got blocks of wood, reverse the car on 
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 29/5/11 at 08:56 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
I'd say the £25 voucher tells the story. It's to get punters through the door and generate fails to be repared by the workshop. You were
never going to let them fix anything it failed on, so test aborted for the first reason they could find.
Mine caught on the jacking beam when being tested yesterday. Just called me over to push it up.
I think someone has hit the nail on the head?
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bi22le
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| posted on 29/5/11 at 07:07 PM |
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Thanks for all of the posts. They did call another guy over an try and push (the car was 6ft in the air on ramps) the car up to get the jack under to
test it. I dont think they just wanted me out due to not making any money on me or required repairs.
The replies I have got have not realy addressed the question I had so Ill clear it up a bit more.
" So Im now home, shiny new 'C' spanner in hand (Its ok Jeff, I have brought my own now ) and jacking the ride height up. Problem
being is I dont think my shocks are long enough to get the travel I need. Its off of the front wheels, so there is no load and now I think the shock
is on full extension. It feels like I could keep moving the collar up but its just compressing the spring"
"If I just keep on winding to double check will I cause damage to the shock or should I just go to a MOT'd station that has a low
jack?"
Can anybody answer this or give any advice on the full extension of the shock and what damage that could cause?
Thanks,
Bizz
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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ShaunB
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| posted on 2/6/11 at 01:15 PM |
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Jack the front of the car up yourself so that the front wheels are off the ground - that is the max extension you are going to get from the shocks.
If the springs now have free play, you can wind the screw adjusters up until the springs are under a little bit of compression. If the springs are
already under tension at full droop then there is not a lot you can do.
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