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gegs750k4

a few folks have asked for pics of mine so here they are, it isn't a full write up of how to do it as i just supervised my 15 yr old daughter doing mine so it's real easy Laughing

right, steerings been a bit off lately so after the arb bushes and doing the pitman arm it was still fighting over bumps at speed, after checking everything i thought *beep* it, the steering dampers 16 yrs old and never been looked at. after a quick mip up to the lads at west coast near southport this morning i came home with this little baby...

when ya go to change this part, make sure the trucks up on ramps, it's easier to work under and when (not if) the heavens open you will have somewhere to hide Rolling Eyes

nice easy job this one, whip the rear belly pan off, no need to take the front one off, it sit happily there out of the way, all the pics are taken from under the truck looking to the front so i was keeping my legs dry, bit cramped with 2 of under there Laughing

when you look up under the truck you will see the track rod running across with the damper bolted on a u bracket on the rod and on the chassis at the other end

17mm socket on a ratchet, whip the old one off and fit the new one, the ironman kit has different fittings in a bag for diferent applications, i binned em so no pics as they can't be used on the shogun or pajero if your retrofitting.
the bolts that hold the damper in place are plain shank so there's no inserts in the bushes on the new damper.
take loads of pics Laughing

just for reference the original damper on mine was an original mitsi unit part no :-MA308237 KE24
the eye bushes are marked up 254-16-18 sc 359 and theres 4 of them, they look like the bottom shock absorber bushes but i have none here to compare them with...

hope this helps someone.

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pricerobert · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 15:44 Post subject:

nice write up Wink

has the steering improved ?

gegs750k4 · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 15:49 Post subject:

yep, just tightened everything back up m8, wasn't to bad before but i knew the damper was 16 yrs old so needed doing.
i could move the old damper no problem, it was smooth but very weak, the new one is stiff as a corpse Laughing

needs a touch more effort on the wheel which i prefer to having a wheel you can spin with one finger.

venn105 · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 16:00 Post subject:

Nice 1 Gegs Cool

Let the damper kit hunting begin......... Laughing

Will try for rough country 1st

fotoboat · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 23:27 Post subject:

Think mine needs doing its a bit erratic over bumps !!! noticed there's no rod cover on the new one and you have fitted it the other way around obviously doesn't matter which way it fits

GAS · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 8:23 Post subject:

someone have website where I can buy one damper ?

philx4 · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 15:08 Post subject:

Quite a few sites selling the damper, but its a retro fit kit some of us might need? Wonder if this is any use?

GAS · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 15:24 Post subject:

thanks I will look on it and do hope I find some online shop that do send to Iceland

gegs750k4 · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 19:16 Post subject:

procomp used to do the full kit for retrofitting the kit, on most mk2's the mount is there on the chassis for one end of the damper, might be worth hunting down a track rod with the bracket fitted and use that instead of trying to find a kit Wink

plenty of folks breaking them lately.

mike, i couldn't see any difference with the way it was fitted and the heavens had opened (our robs was getting wet Laughing

) it will go either way. i don't know how long it's gonna last without the shroud over but the original one i took off had a layer of dust on it and nothing else so it must be the cleanest part of me truck Laughing

fotoboat · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 22:00 Post subject:

Had a look at mine tonight and I havent got one !!!!! Shocked

truck feels like it needs one though I need to do some more research on this. Thanks for the info Gegs looks like I will be trying to find another link with a bracket fitted.

venn105 · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 16:30 Post subject:

Right spoke to llama and they can make one,mine has bracket,just nothing on rod which is easy enough.Just need U bracket.He said he will make one up,just need size for bolt .£37 for damper and £50 for damper and bracket or if need both brackets (2 U brackets,1 bigger to attach to say an axle) then £70. So looking around £50 ish.Not 100% but get impression most steering dampers will have same stroke so looking like the one for a zook maybe.Soon as rain stops will mark rod and measure lock to lock and see what length required.

gegs750k4 · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 18:06 Post subject:

or i could just measure the one up i took off mark Laughing

save ya getting wet Wink

gegs750k4 · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 18:08 Post subject:

5 mins and i'll get you the stroke, damper diameter and bolt size from the one's i didn't use out of the kit.

gegs750k4 · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 18:22 Post subject:

original damper,

closed length on eye centres= 360mm
extended length on eye centres=532mm
damper diameter=39mm
eye width(inc bushes)=37mm

fitting pin,

shank=15.7mm diameterx32.5mm
thread=11mm diameter???could be imperial but i aint got me gauges with me Embarassed

x 19mm long.
pic of the kit stud

the one on the left is the one i have measured, on the original off the car it is basically a bolt so lose the threaded unshanked section and it has a bolt head.
hope it helps Wink

venn105 · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 18:52 Post subject:

much appreciated mate,nice 1 Very Happy

Just forwarded the info to mr llama Laughing