[s-cars] Help on 2B camber plates install

[mike claire]

I wish I had known about 2B's "silent warranty".  My plates rattled
something awful with my Eibach Sport/Bilstein Sports.  Peter Blaser (Klaus
Euromotive) had seen this numerous times and he machined a custom "washer"
to take up the slack in the spherical bearing.  Worked pretty well, but I
had to pay him, and it's still a kludge.

No problem reaching the Nylock on my car (a '93).



Mike


On Dec 12, 2007 8:12 AM, Young, Steve <sryoung at trane.com> wrote:

>
> Steve...
>
> Is 2Bennett providing new spherical bearings as a warranty replacement
> at no cost to the original purchaser?
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Steven Young
> Local Operations Manager - Albany
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Steve Powers
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 1:19 AM
> To: Steve Marinello
> Cc: Audi S Car List
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Help on 2B camber plates install
>
> or you can replace the nut with a jam nut and locktite the bejeezus out
> of it. the jam nut is thinner and plenty strong. the locktite simply
> replaces the nylon.
>
> that's what I did.
>
> BTW - the 2B camber plates have been re-done. the spherical bearings
> squeaked in the old sets. I need to remind myself to call Andrew to get
> my replacements.
>
> Steve Powers
>
> On Dec 11, 2007 5:00 PM, Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net> wrote:
> > I just talked with Andrew at 2B and he said that they've run into this
>
> > with Bilsteins before and that they ask what shocks are being used so
> > that the insert sleeve is machined properly.  He's going to machine me
>
> > a new set of sleeves for a $50 core charge and send them out.  We'll
> > see if there's a difference when they get here.
> >
> > He also said that all the threads really need to be engaged and  you
> > need to be up into the Nylock for safety.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > Fred Munro wrote:
> > > Steve;
> > >
> > > Don't know about the Bilsteins, but with the upper washer in place
> > > Koni and Boge shocks engage all the threads on the nut but not the
> > > nylon threadlocker insert. I used blue Loctite on the nut to secure
> it and torqued it to spec.
> > >
> > > Fred Munro
> > > '97 S6 mit 2B camber plates
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Steve Marinello
> > > Sent: December 11, 2007 6:21 PM
> > > To: Audi S Car List
> > > Subject: [s-cars] Help on 2B camber plates install
> > >
> > >
> > > Guys,
> > >
> > > Finally getting around to installing these beauties...but it won't
> > > quite work.  There doesn't seem to be enough threaded shaft to get
> > > the nut on the strut completely.  Removing the lower strut
> > > cap/sheath gives a couple of threads, but to get it tightened up the
>
> > > way it should, I can't use any upper washer, and 2B did supply one
> > > for that purpose.  The instructions do say remove lower and upper
> > > washers on the car, but I can't see going without any upper washer
> at the nut.
> > >
> > > Experience on this?  The struts are supposed to be Bilstein Sports
> > > that were part of the Abt/Eibach/Bilstein set-up the PO put on the
> car.
> > > They appear to have no more than 1 1/2" of thread; can't remember
> > > whether that's right, as it's been too long since I wrenched shocks
> > > into the departed S6 sedan.
> > >
> > > Glad I finally got around to this anyway.  He had the stock plates
> > > slotted to where there's maybe an eighth of an inch left at the
> edge...
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > >
> > > Steve
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