fasted58
fasted58 PowerDork
4/27/14 12:46 a.m.

I had the berkeleying bright idea to shorten this factory strut bump stop from my S197 on a band saw. I compensated for blade speed w/ light radial cuts, I thought. Before I could complete the thought of 'I shoulda cut it w/ a hack saw like the other one' the blade grabbed the bump stop, spun it like a top and dragged it back into the blade. Safety first... I kept hands free, hit the kill switch but the damage was done. It's cut about 2/3ds of the way through diagonally.

Don't know yet if Ford sells these new, aftermarket is prolly out, one strut/ spring assembly is already installed w/ a shortened factory piece so I'm looking to repair this one.

Gorilla Glue came to mind first, Google returns that too.

Anything better? Whatcha got

foxtrapper
foxtrapper PowerDork
4/27/14 7:42 a.m.

Gorilla glue is brittle. That I think is going to be your problem. Hit the bump stop driving and it will be flexed, breaking many of the glues.

Instead, I suspect zip ties might be your best repair choice.

bentwrench
bentwrench Reader
4/27/14 8:03 a.m.

A zip tie will get blown off when the piece swells during compression.

Go to Pick A Part and snag another. (and some spares)

Note - Bump stops (most) are made to compress and gradually get stiffer to catch the chassis not just slam into it. The chassis repeatedly slamming into a shortened stop will start to pop spot welds or crack around them.

Note - The need to shorten bump stops is a sign that you probably need drop-spindles and or extended ball joints, look at what you are doing to your roll center.

motomoron
motomoron SuperDork
4/27/14 1:11 p.m.

There's no adhesive which will endure the insane forces a MCU bump stop sees. BTW - a bandsaw works beautifully for this kind of cut but you need the right setup:

Make a fence to the left of the blade out of whatever - I usually use a big piece of AL angle and 2 C clamps. The add a stop behind the blade to prevent the work from being sucked through.

Finally, use a piece of dowel in the hole of the bump stop to allow it to rotate if the blade grabs.

Kenny_McCormic
Kenny_McCormic UberDork
4/27/14 4:21 p.m.

A polyurethane adhesive of similar durometer, or go junkyard another one.

fasted58
fasted58 PowerDork
4/27/14 11:33 p.m.

Just ordered Ford Racing M-5570-A F&R bump stop kit for lowering springs... and that'll do it.

Thanks guys

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