Alba 7 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Numpty question ahead..................... The spacers that Nitron supplied with for my dampers were the wrong size to fit the bushings on the car. I've had a local engineering co. (Precision Oiltools in Dyce) turn up some smaller ones and it ocurs to me that I might see some corrosion between these and the steel top damper mounting bolt that passes through them. Original spacers were anodised ali and the new ones are plain ali without any coating. I could get them anodised (but at £50 min charge, it is not likely to happen). What else could one do to reduce / eliminate the bi-metallic effect? Myles' radiator battery makes me think I should do what I can to avoid this ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k80rum Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 To be honest, I'd liberally apply some copper-ease or similar to them, which should eliminate the chance of any corrosion. You can get zinc chromate pastes (I've used some when reattaching my ali floor) but they 'set' so probably aren't great where movement is likely. I've always found that copper-ease'd bolts have never shown any corrosion in environments when non-treated parts have. Hope that helps Darren E Website and Emerald maps library Superlight R #54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shn7 Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 *thumbup*Copperslip once more 😬 Steve. Sussex (West) AO Not forgetting Percy the Polar Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alba 7 Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 Thanks chaps. large bucket of copperslip purchased from autofactors and liberally applied to bolt and spacers (and then my arm, T shirt, hair, most of my tools, my shoe... crikey that stuff doesn't half spread ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 be careful in its use - you don't need much otheriwse you'll end up with it up your arm, T shirt, hair, most of your tools... oops too late 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 It's very good for electrical connections too BRG Brooklands SV 2.0L Ammo Duratec 😬 It seems that perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Just be careful you don't leave it on the floor after doing the brakes then reverse over the tin when taking the car out for a test....bugger 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alba 7 Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share Posted August 3, 2007 BOSS, are you guys clairvoyant or something Whilst doing another job last week, I put my smallish tube of Copperslip down on the floor whilst I tightened up the nut that I'd just greased. Turned round to pick up the next nut and trod on the open tube - ejaculating a brown worm right across the garage floor. I did feel a prat degreasing the garage floor - thankfully no one saw me apparently washing concrete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiF Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 😬 😬 😬 RiF Driving one of the first Duratec 7, and building CA07BON for Henrietta 😬 😬 😬.for pictures of 7 and carbon andCA07BON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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