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Postby kim greenway » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:16 am

hi there just new to the club,my wr1 has a nock comming from the
rear left hand side is this the dreded shock absorber?they have been
on for 22.000 miles!!!greatfull for any advice etc KIM.
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Postby WR1 Bro » Thu Jul 23, 2009 10:56 am

More than likely. Could be "something" else but you'd need to get it checked out to confirm.

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Postby Micktype WR1 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:09 pm

Yeh-You got the disease (or maybe swine flu)

Hi !

See you in the correct section then !
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Postby CAVEMAN » Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:21 pm

There is a repair thread on the NASIOC forum where the guy re-greases them himself...but to my knowledge nobody here has tried that yet...and to be honest not sure if that is the problem with them anyways.

Would be interesting to try keep hold of the knackered shocks to take apart afterwards to try this theory out.
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Postby steve.w » Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:22 pm

i believe regreasing the struts is only a temporary fix that only lasts a certain amount of time.
to check your struts,jack the car up til the wheel is off the ground.if you can freely move the wheel up and down by hand its most likely the shock.you'll probably be able to hear it clunking too if it does.
could also be the top mount,they have a washer spot welded into the mount that can break loose or wear out which makes the strut move about in the mount.
if it turns out you need new shocks try as performance or buypartsby.co.uk,they will supply them at a fraction of the main dealers.......about a third of the price iirc :wink:
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Postby hightower » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:10 pm

there is something on sidc about re-packing them, take it apart remove old yellow grease then re-pack. there is a photo what to do thread.
no idea if or how long it works for
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Postby WR1 Bro » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:14 pm

Upgrade makes sense to me
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Postby WR 1mposter » Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:19 pm

just aswell get a decent set of coilovers imho
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Postby Gee Wr1 » Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:50 pm

hightower wrote:there is something on sidc about re-packing them, take it apart remove old yellow grease then re-pack. there is a photo what to do thread.
no idea if or how long it works for


Aye that was me that put it up in the Scottish section, it's a copy of the link Caveman originally put up on here.

Wanted to see if anyone would try it & report on it :wink: as mine are starting to go again.

Kim mine makes the same noise as you describe on yours, it is the rear shocks going this is the 2nd set it's happened to on mine.
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Postby CAVEMAN » Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:38 am

bite the bullet and go coilovers...saves a lot of hassle in the long run I guess.

Want somebody to try the re-packing though, curious to know if it works or not!

If you go coilovers, then try re-packing the knackered ones and see.
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Postby Gee Wr1 » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:14 am

Lol that was my intension of posting the link on sidc to see if someone else would have a go & see if it works before thinking about doing my own :wink:

Think coilovers are probably to much for the roads up here they're very lumpy, bumpy & full of potholes. Think my teeth & spine would be rattled to bits with coilovers as it can be pretty crashy on the standard set up.
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Postby CAVEMAN » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:44 am

they don't have to be set up super stiff...they will probably offer a better ride but with the added bonus of you setting them up to your own preference.
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Postby WR1 Bro » Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:49 am

Gee Wr1 wrote:Lol that was my intension of posting the link on sidc to see if someone else would have a go & see if it works before thinking about doing my own :wink:

Think coilovers are probably to much for the roads up here they're very lumpy, bumpy & full of potholes. Think my teeth & spine would be rattled to bits with coilovers as it can be pretty crashy on the standard set up.


Exe-TC comes with softer springs. Much better on bumpy roads. Its all in the damping which has 40 adjustments alone.
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Postby MaverickUK82 » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:17 pm

The previous owner of mine replaced the shocks through the warranty. Is this something that's likely to need doing again then at some point? Or would the replacements not have this problem?

What exactly IS the problem with them - what makes them start knocking etc?
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Postby WR 1mposter » Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:25 pm

There was a thread on S/net stating the angle of the shock is the problem... :? iirc
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Postby MaverickUK82 » Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:19 am

So we are likely going to have to keep replacing the suspension? Mine were done with under 25k miles...
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Postby Micktype WR1 » Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:55 pm

try jacking it up and squirting some WD40 on the exposed shaft.
Drop it down and repeat operation...

Will fix the problem for 6 months ! :lol:
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Postby Chris B » Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:08 pm

You won't regret getting EXE-TC coilovers.
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Postby Ferret WR1 » Tue Jul 28, 2009 3:19 pm

I've had brand new standard WR1 stocks put on my rear through warranty. But if I do keep my 1, I tempted to get coilovers. Would anyone be interested in buying my rear stocks? Only done about 1,000 miles since replaced a few months ago.
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Postby Micktype WR1 » Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:31 pm

Hi.

Yep.

You have pm.

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Postby Ferret WR1 » Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:46 pm

Micktype WR1 wrote:Hi.

Yep.

You have pm.

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Postby John Mc » Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:13 am

I had mine replaced about 6 months ago. The Subaru "Test" was to push down on the rear quarter and listen for a knocking noise... which it did. One side was slightly more noisier than the other but I didn't want to replace just one side...

Not sure how scientific it was but seemed to be the problem as when they were both replaced, haven't had the knocking since. £640 I think to repair both including VAT, fitting, tea break etc.
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Re: wr1 shock absorbers

Postby Bonovox » Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:51 am

kim greenway wrote:hi there just new to the club,my wr1 has a nock comming from the
rear left hand side is this the dreded shock absorber?they have been
on for 22.000 miles!!!greatfull for any advice etc KIM.



Is it definatly a knocking noise and not more like a clicking?

forum/viewtopic.php?t=10950
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Re: wr1 shock absorbers

Postby John Mc » Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:54 pm

Bonovox wrote:
kim greenway wrote:hi there just new to the club,my wr1 has a nock comming from the
rear left hand side is this the dreded shock absorber?they have been
on for 22.000 miles!!!greatfull for any advice etc KIM.



Is it definatly a knocking noise and not more like a clicking?

forum/viewtopic.php?t=10950


Clicking is almost certainly the slack in the diff(s)... I had mine up on the ramps (twice) at Subaru and again at Adams in Buxton and each time they proved it was the diffs and not the wheel hub nuts making the clicking noise...
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Postby Ferret WR1 » Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:19 pm

John Mc Tiddler (Dogging Expert) wrote:I had mine replaced about 6 months ago. The Subaru "Test" was to push down on the rear quarter and listen for a knocking noise... which it did. One side was slightly more noisier than the other but I didn't want to replace just one side...

Not sure how scientific it was but seemed to be the problem as when they were both replaced, haven't had the knocking since. £640 I think to repair both including VAT, fitting, tea break etc.


Mine cost £722 to replace, but Subaru extended warranty paid for it :D
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Postby WR1 Bro » Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:56 pm

Kim, what is the latest with your suspension?
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