adjusting rear Koni (was: Need some suspension advice (e36))

["Bob Sutterfield" <Bob@xxxxxx>]

Alex Fadeev wrote:
> Doesn't matter which RSMs you buy. Get Gound-Control
> (www.ground-control.com) ones if you want longer life
> span or will be buying Koni Single Adjustable shocks
> and will need to take them out to adjust.

Our E30 wears single-adjustable Konis.  To adjust the rears, I remove
the bolt to the trailing arm, slide down the dust shield, hold the
collar at the top of the shaft just below the mount, push (one finger)
the little button at the top of the cylinder while I turn the cylinder
(rest of same hand) in the desired direction, replace the dust shield
around the collar, and replace the bolt to the trailing arm.  I use JTD
RSMs, and I've never had to remove the shock from the mount except when
I replaced the little rubber donut.  Even then, the shock stayed bolted
in place at the bottom.

E36 might be different, I've never done this to one of those.
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Bob Sutterfield
'87 E30 325iS http://bmwe30.net #1129 DAS KAR
'88 E28 535iS http://m535i.org   #154 IHR FUNF
BMWCCA #169277 Rocky Mountain Chapter

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