Lowering the MGF by machined short knuckle pins

• Knuckle drawing (under construction)
• replacing blown rear hydragas unit
• Lowering the MGF with suspension knuckle kit
  Notice: take care and check the parts condition frequently, cause there could be a problem with slipped off gaiter and damage from rust later
  
  mashined bolts are availiable at Mike Satur for reasonable costs.
  
  

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	Standard knuckel	short knuckel	how it works	disassembled	pressure plate cambered
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	the long bolt of the knuckle, inserted in the hydragas pistons hole	Carls work	This way looks the bolt after shortened in Carls version	new turned short bolt	Tthe aftermarket lowering knuckle, or a new machined
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	bolt released under hydragas piston	view on top	the hydragas pistons cylindric hole diameter 16.2 mm, 36mm deap, getting in steps smaller down to 11mm diameter

• purchase second hand knuckles and machine new knuckle bolts according to drawing & sample
• The fitting is not easy !! It works best if the system is completely evacuated.
  • (material: non magnetic stainless steal !)
    
    
  • 1. remove rear clamp at the rubber hose
• 2. remove front pressure plate
• 3. shift bolt out of the rubberhose through the white cover to the front
• 4. remove the greasefrom the bolt
• 5. lathe new bolts or source ready made at Mike Satur ;)
• 6. use a lot of 'Dextragrease Super GP' (Molykote black with graphit?) to grease the bolt and pressure plate.
• assemble parts and fit the rear clamp
• ATTENTION ! If you rework the standard knuckles as Carl did, then take care for best protection against mud and water. fill the rubber with lithium grease and tighten the rubber on top with i.e thin stainless steal wire !!
  

German Language assembling instructions
Rev. 14.11.99 Thanks fly to Carl, John and Torsten for their help :)

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