Rear shock broke through rubber mounting.

[BMWNewbie]

Hi all.
Interesting problem, suddenly after a month, my right rear shock tore through the top rubber mounting.
Replaced the coil spring and the mounting, and almost immediately it happened again, and again.
My question, shouldn't the shock bottom out before it can push up high enough to go through the mounting and will the body not hit the tyre before the shock bottoms out ?
Any ideas ?

 

[Iceman12596]

Check this thread out first

https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/forumdisplay.php?fid=16

 

[BMWNewbie]

Check this thread out first

https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/forumdisplay.php?fid=16

Hi Iceman.
Not sure what to look for in the link.
Bit new to this forum thing.

 

[Tinuva]

Check this thread out first

https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/forumdisplay.php?fid=16

Hi Iceman.
Not sure what to look for in the link.
Bit new to this forum thing.

Ignore him. He is just rude.
He wants you to introduce yourself since you are new to the forum.

 

[BMWNewbie]

Check this thread out first

https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/forumdisplay.php?fid=16

Hi Iceman.
Not sure what to look for in the link.
Bit new to this forum thing.

Ignore him. He is just rude.
He wants you to introduce yourself since you are new to the forum.

Ok Iceman.
Did my introduction on the link you sent, now do you have some helpfull information for me or you just check around for people who don't do introditions ?

 

[Iceman12596]

Check this thread out first

https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/forumdisplay.php?fid=16

Hi Iceman.
Not sure what to look for in the link.
Bit new to this forum thing.

Ignore him. He is just rude.
He wants you to introduce yourself since you are new to the forum.

Its not being rude, it's basic courtesy and manners. :thumbs:

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Check this thread out first

https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/forumdisplay.php?fid=16

Hi Iceman.
Not sure what to look for in the link.
Bit new to this forum thing.

Ignore him. He is just rude.
He wants you to introduce yourself since you are new to the forum.

Ok Iceman.
Did my introduction on the link you sent, now do you have some helpfull information for me or you just check around for people who don't do introditions ?

*Introductions :smilebounce:

Check if the shocks are the right shocks for the car and have the rubber mountings ever been replaced bud ? Sounds like the shock is not doing its job, by my understating it should bottom out, also sounds like something else it at play here cause it sounds like it is bottoming out and then whilst bottoming out it is being push through the mounting.

I would suggest you take it to a Ash at Koni in boksburg, he knows his sh1t and deals with it everyday.

 

[kilotango]

is this on a E46? if yes.. when you're re-assembling the shock, are you putting the bits in the correct order?

you could be forgetting something when putting it all back (that little washer in the first pic has to be there btw) .. have a look at these pics for the right order:

 

[BMWNewbie]

is this on a E46? if yes.. when you're re-assembling the shock, are you putting the bits in the correct order?

you could be forgetting something when putting it all back (that little washer in the first pic has to be there btw) .. have a look at these pics for the right order:

It's a e36. I put everything back just as it came out the old shock.
It went well for just over a month before it started doing this.

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Check this thread out first

https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/forumdisplay.php?fid=16

Hi Iceman.
Not sure what to look for in the link.
Bit new to this forum thing.

Ignore him. He is just rude.
He wants you to introduce yourself since you are new to the forum.

Thanx. Also think something else at play here.
My confusion is, shouldn't the body hit the wheel before the shock bottoms out ?

Its not being rude, it's basic courtesy and manners. :thumbs:

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Check this thread out first

https://www.bmwfanatics.co.za/forumdisplay.php?fid=16

Hi Iceman.
Not sure what to look for in the link.
Bit new to this forum thing.

Ignore him. He is just rude.
He wants you to introduce yourself since you are new to the forum.

Ok Iceman.
Did my introduction on the link you sent, now do you have some helpfull information for me or you just check around for people who don't do introditions ?

*Introductions :smilebounce:

Check if the shocks are the right shocks for the car and have the rubber mountings ever been replaced bud ? Sounds like the shock is not doing its job, by my understating it should bottom out, also sounds like something else it at play here cause it sounds like it is bottoming out and then whilst bottoming out it is being push through the mounting.

I would suggest you take it to a Ash at Koni in boksburg, he knows his sh1t and deals with it everyday.

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