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Title: Shocks surface rust Post by: Asim on August 07, 2012, 11:29:38 PM I've got surface rust on my Koni's, enough that the paint is peeling from underneath
What concerned me is the small 0.5" space between two slots (for the height adjustment) rusted out and is pretty much hanging on by a thread, this concerns me as it makes me wonder if this will affect the integrity of the spring seat. Should I be concerned? Title: Re: Shocks surface rust Post by: Mike on August 07, 2012, 11:33:43 PM Pics?
Title: Re: Shocks surface rust Post by: MyNameIsThien on August 07, 2012, 11:45:02 PM If worse comes to worse, send them to Koni. Koni has lifetime warranty.
Title: Re: Shocks surface rust Post by: timot_one on August 08, 2012, 05:35:05 PM Title: Re: Shocks surface rust Post by: Asim on August 08, 2012, 10:12:35 PM http://i.imgur.com/FLaWH.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/FLaWH.jpg)
There you can see the ring of rust separating from the body between mounting slots Note I thought I posted this in suspension section. Feel free to move the thread there Title: Re: Re: Shocks surface rust Post by: cna on August 10, 2012, 03:09:17 AM If its not.leaking or has any other issues but the rust I would take it out clean it well and paint that area with some rustoleum metal paint finish to prevent it for getting worse
Title: Re: Shocks surface rust Post by: timot_one on August 10, 2012, 09:42:42 AM If you're worried about the rust affecting the structural integrity, the common sense thing to do is pull them off and send them back to koni for warranty service.
Title: Re: Shocks surface rust Post by: Asim on August 20, 2012, 11:42:41 PM I was asking if I should be concerned, it looked odd so I figured I would ask
I've emailed KONI to see if they've seen this before, and if this could cause any issues I'd rather not jump into the shipping of dampers and dissembly unless I am sure Title: Re: Shocks surface rust Post by: timot_one on August 23, 2012, 08:19:34 AM Yeah, that's understandable. When you think about it though, it's safety issue. If there's any question at all, it's best to send them back to Koni.
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