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Suspension Predicament (y33 broken part)

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4DGSJanuary 12, 2013
#474438

Suspension Predicament (y33 broken part)

Ok... so I have a set of Y33 Anceltion coilovers, these coils like many others for the Y33 use an air filled strut opposed to a gas shock. This air strut uses a schrader valve to control dampening. What happens when that strut take a little tumble without the camber plates attached? You smash the little fitting that holds the valve and keeps air into the damper.

So, that's exactly what I've done. Now I need to find this fitting or else I will be throwing these coils in the garbage!

Fitting appears to be a 1/4" threaded on both sides with an O ring in the middle. When tightened the O ring locks below the nut edge and just the 10mm nut portion is exposed.

It's thread on the top and bottom as well as the inside (for the schrader) I don;t care if the little cap doesn't go back on, but I need to find a fitting that will except a schrader valve and thread into the top of the damper.

If anyone has something like this, please save my life!!!

In the mean time, anyone with coilovers that use the same fitting on the damper can you please take some pics and measurements for me? Especially Insurance coils as I've heard they may share some parts. But anybody with some ideas I'm all ears!

I'll post some photos of it in a few minutes.
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Ok... so I have a set of Y33 Anceltion coilovers, these coils like many others for the Y33 use an air filled strut opposed to a gas shock. This air strut uses a schrader valve to control dampening. What happens when that strut take a little tumble without the camber plates attached? You smash the little fitting that holds the valve and keeps air into the damper.

So, that's exactly what I've done. Now I need to find this fitting or else I will be throwing these coils in the garbage!

Fitting appears to be a 1/4" threaded on both sides with an O ring in the middle. When tightened the O ring locks below the nut edge and just the 10mm nut portion is exposed.

It's thread on the top and bottom as well as the inside (for the schrader) I don;t care if the little cap doesn't go back on, but I need to find a fitting that will except a schrader valve and thread into the top of the damper.

If anyone has something like this, please save my life!!!

In the mean time, anyone with coilovers that use the same fitting on the damper can you please take some pics and measurements for me? Especially Insurance coils as I've heard they may share some parts. But anybody with some ideas I'm all ears!

I'll post some photos of it in a few minutes.
4DGSJanuary 12, 2013
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eyedeaJanuary 12, 2013
#474465
Seems like you are at a loss on the broken part. have you though of trying to find a comparable part from a different manufacturer? Dampers tend to run around the 100-120 range, so if you can find a direct replacement, then there goes your woes
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Seems like you are at a loss on the broken part. have you though of trying to find a comparable part from a different manufacturer? Dampers tend to run around the 100-120 range, so if you can find a direct replacement, then there goes your woes
4DGSJanuary 12, 2013
#474495
Yea that's what I'm looking into, I don't know if the BCs or Megans run the same style air shock so I can't even attempt to request the part from them.

Worst case I'm just going to have someone machine me two new ones, but I'd really prefer to get something asap as call it a day.
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Yea that's what I'm looking into, I don't know if the BCs or Megans run the same style air shock so I can't even attempt to request the part from them.

Worst case I'm just going to have someone machine me two new ones, but I'd really prefer to get something asap as call it a day.