A suggestion for anyone who finds the AVO damper is too stiff.
Check it has not been bent!!!!
Try rotating the damper rod to see if there is eccentricity.
If you think about it, there are 8 difference ways the bottom eyes can be fitted. So any inaccuracies can accumulate.
Heights of my eyes were about equal, but both had some offset, plus the holes in the bottom link were offset and oversize.
Inevitably, during many tests I unknowingly managed to get all the offsets going in the same direction and bent the damper rod.
My eyes are now stamped so they go back in the same place the same way round. They are also sleeved to centralise them in the holes in the bottom link. The offset in the eyes is actually useful to correct the offset in the bottom link holes!
PS. Please remember that although the AVO front dampers that I and TT specified are externally identical, they do NOT have the same damping characteristics. My understanding is that mine is softer.
Check it has not been bent!!!!
Try rotating the damper rod to see if there is eccentricity.
If you think about it, there are 8 difference ways the bottom eyes can be fitted. So any inaccuracies can accumulate.
Heights of my eyes were about equal, but both had some offset, plus the holes in the bottom link were offset and oversize.
Inevitably, during many tests I unknowingly managed to get all the offsets going in the same direction and bent the damper rod.
My eyes are now stamped so they go back in the same place the same way round. They are also sleeved to centralise them in the holes in the bottom link. The offset in the eyes is actually useful to correct the offset in the bottom link holes!
PS. Please remember that although the AVO front dampers that I and TT specified are externally identical, they do NOT have the same damping characteristics. My understanding is that mine is softer.
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