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minor_times · 10-29-2009, 07:34 PM

So I've got a stuck perch, the silver threaded part that the rings spin on.
So far I have done

PB blaster..about 3 cans soaked almost daily for the past week and a half
Vinegar
Mallet
Hammer
Torch
Channel Locks
Strap Wrench

I'm not gonna give up but I'm out of ideas..any suggestions?

Sileighty_85 · 10-29-2009, 09:28 PM

let me guess, this is probably a Megan Coil over huh?

Had a buddy with the same problem, contact the manuf. you'll probably have to send it to them to remove

Or you could cut it off j/k

***S14DB*** · 10-29-2009, 09:32 PM

Aluminum body and Collar?

krayzbigmac · 10-29-2009, 09:36 PM

I've had the same problem with an old rsr coilover. Ended up using a pipe wrench, it sorta messed up the collar, but I got it loose.

marat · 10-29-2009, 09:40 PM

i got the same problem with my Tein He coilovers. The perches are aluminum and wont budge at all.

minor_times · 10-29-2009, 09:54 PM

Yea they are aluminum..I might have to try the pipe wrench since its getting beat to shit anyways lol

ZX88 · 10-29-2009, 09:55 PM

pb blast it. then take a tooth brush all around it then use bfg. i seriously had my coilover set for 2 years rain salt, dirt rust. and it came undone after i thought it was seized using this method.

minor_times · 10-29-2009, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZX88

pb blast it. then take a tooth brush all around it then use bfg. i seriously had my coilover set for 2 years rain salt, dirt rust. and it came undone after i thought it was seized using this method.

big freakin gun??

*racepar1* · 10-29-2009, 10:00 PM

Why not just cut it off at this point? It sounds like it's half destroyed anyways. A lot of coilover manufacturers DO sell replacement hardware like perches. I KNOW for a fact that TEIN and JIC do, they're not that expensive either.

nismosx · 10-31-2009, 10:38 PM

i had same problem but i used liquid wrench instead of pbblaster. use a chisel and the biggest hammer you got or go with the pipe wrench that was suggested it works...

Firestorm · 11-01-2009, 06:06 AM

take a hammer and a chisel and go to town on it...worked for me.

letting it soak in pb blaster should help...

shanelach · 11-01-2009, 07:42 AM

Put a screw driver in a groove on the collar and hit it with a hammer. Hot water also works for me too.

MURPHY · 11-01-2009, 08:47 AM

a hammer/chisel to the collar is gonna fuck it all up. use a big pair of channel locks, a vise and inforce/pb/wd40

wait your in fburg va? haha wtf

*Ceepo* · 11-01-2009, 01:57 PM

i used a hammer, and flat head on mine with some wd40, took a minute but it worked, didnt chew the perch up to bad either...
(nismo coilovers)

Martino · 11-01-2009, 05:17 PM

I have the same issues with my 2 front megans. I've soaked them in numerous amounts of things, used giant pipes, huge wrenches, chisel...you name it, I've used it. I've even tried a small amount of heat...NOTHING!

I've contacted megan and they sell the perch for $50 each.
I've yet to figure out getting them off though...

I've also got a deposit on them so I'm just having my sponsor make me custom ones...

Good luck though.

Matej · 11-01-2009, 05:56 PM

People, grease up the threads before you install your coilovers, and whenever you have them taken apart. They even sell anti-seize sticks in any parts/hardware store, but regular lithium grease works just fine. You will never have this problem, ever.

minor_times · 11-01-2009, 06:01 PM

Yea the hammer and punch worked on my collars but that wont work on the perch unfortunately.. id put a pipe wrench on it but it would ruin the threads

10-29-2009, 07:34 PM	#1
minor_times Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Age: 18 Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0)	Stuck Coilover So I've got a stuck perch, the silver threaded part that the rings spin on. So far I have done PB blaster..about 3 cans soaked almost daily for the past week and a half Vinegar Mallet Hammer Torch Channel Locks Strap Wrench I'm not gonna give up but I'm out of ideas..any suggestions?

10-29-2009, 09:28 PM	#2
Sileighty_85 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wishing Back in Okinawa -_- Posts: 2,323 Trader Rating: (0)	let me guess, this is probably a Megan Coil over huh? Had a buddy with the same problem, contact the manuf. you'll probably have to send it to them to remove Or you could cut it off j/k __________________ 後輪駆動車１番 1991 Built SR GT2871R -363whp 1998 S14 W/RB25- Rebuild in Progress

10-29-2009, 09:32 PM	#3
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 14,320 Trader Rating: (1)	Aluminum body and Collar? __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact.

10-29-2009, 09:36 PM	#4
krayzbigmac Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Carson, SooCali Posts: 188 Trader Rating: (10)	I've had the same problem with an old rsr coilover. Ended up using a pipe wrench, it sorta messed up the collar, but I got it loose. __________________ -Mac

10-29-2009, 09:55 PM	#7
ZX88 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: new jersey Age: 21 Posts: 1,629 Trader Rating: (5)	pb blast it. then take a tooth brush all around it then use bfg. i seriously had my coilover set for 2 years rain salt, dirt rust. and it came undone after i thought it was seized using this method. __________________ destruction mode 1

10-29-2009, 09:40 PM	#5
marat Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: toronto Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0)	i got the same problem with my Tein He coilovers. The perches are aluminum and wont budge at all.

10-29-2009, 09:54 PM	#6
minor_times Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Age: 18 Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0)	Yea they are aluminum..I might have to try the pipe wrench since its getting beat to shit anyways lol

10-29-2009, 10:00 PM	#9
racepar1 can't knock the hustle Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: reseda, CA Age: 26 Posts: 4,521 Trader Rating: (37) Rides Gallery: racepar1	Why not just cut it off at this point? It sounds like it's half destroyed anyways. A lot of coilover manufacturers DO sell replacement hardware like perches. I KNOW for a fact that TEIN and JIC do, they're not that expensive either. __________________ Disrespecting $20k + sports cars since 2007 -1989 nissan 240sx: uber track whore -1994 infiniti Q45t: daily baller NEED A MECHANIC IN SO-CAL? LOOK HERE: http://zilvia.net/f/south-western-st...-mechanic.html

10-31-2009, 10:38 PM	#10
nismosx Join Date: May 2008 Location: vancouver bc canada Posts: 33 Trader Rating: (0)	i had same problem but i used liquid wrench instead of pbblaster. use a chisel and the biggest hammer you got or go with the pipe wrench that was suggested it works...

11-01-2009, 06:06 AM	#11
Firestorm Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germany Age: 22 Posts: 302 Trader Rating: (0)	take a hammer and a chisel and go to town on it...worked for me. letting it soak in pb blaster should help...

11-01-2009, 07:42 AM	#12
shanelach Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dracut, MA Posts: 35 Trader Rating: (1)	Put a screw driver in a groove on the collar and hit it with a hammer. Hot water also works for me too.

11-01-2009, 08:47 AM	#13
MURPHY Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: fredericksburg, va Age: 19 Posts: 1,549 Trader Rating: (0)	a hammer/chisel to the collar is gonna fuck it all up. use a big pair of channel locks, a vise and inforce/pb/wd40 wait your in fburg va? haha wtf

11-01-2009, 01:57 PM	#14
Ceepo Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cedar City, Utah Posts: 1,239 Trader Rating: (6) Rides Gallery: Ceepo	i used a hammer, and flat head on mine with some wd40, took a minute but it worked, didnt chew the perch up to bad either... (nismo coilovers) __________________ 1995 240sx SE (current)

11-01-2009, 05:17 PM	#15
Martino Leaky Injector Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 83 Trader Rating: (0)	I have the same issues with my 2 front megans. I've soaked them in numerous amounts of things, used giant pipes, huge wrenches, chisel...you name it, I've used it. I've even tried a small amount of heat...NOTHING! I've contacted megan and they sell the perch for $50 each. I've yet to figure out getting them off though... I've also got a deposit on them so I'm just having my sponsor make me custom ones... Good luck though. __________________ Shake 'N Bake VisualSugar.com - Media and Design

11-01-2009, 05:56 PM	#16
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kansas City Age: 21 Posts: 5,303 Trader Rating: (5)	People, grease up the threads before you install your coilovers, and whenever you have them taken apart. They even sell anti-seize sticks in any parts/hardware store, but regular lithium grease works just fine. You will never have this problem, ever. __________________ *ohtheIRONY.biz*

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11-01-2009, 06:01 PM	#17
minor_times Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia Age: 18 Posts: 17 Trader Rating: (0)	Yea the hammer and punch worked on my collars but that wont work on the perch unfortunately.. id put a pipe wrench on it but it would ruin the threads

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