Hi Warren,

Your circle clips were not installed properly. When you install the clip
you have to be certain that it is fully seated in the groove before
releasing lateral compression on the washer and bushing. This can be
tricky. Also, when compressing the bushing to fit the clip, make sure
the clip is not inadvertently bent. A bent clip may not seat properly.
An insufficiently seated clip will eventually pop out of the groove.

http://www.quadratec.com/pdf/ome/tj_fitting.pdf
http://www.wanderingtrail.com/Buildu...on_express.htm

Do your best to get your circle clip back on correctly. If you still
don't trust it, tack-weld the washer to the pin.

My XJ has 20,000 km on OME shocks. Daily driver and lots of abusive
trail riding. No problems with the retaining clips or the bar pins in
general.

Steve

Warren Quin wrote:
> 2 Months, 2 bar pin clips and I'm ready to kill. What all does everybody
> with these shocks do about the clips failing? I'm considering getting the
> clips put back on and welding some kind of stop to the bar or a stack of
> washers or something...
>
> Anybody else have this problem?
>
> Thanx

 

Your 'probably' and 'maybe' means you have the wrong shocks in there.

If you can cause the shocks to impact on the bar pin in any way, you
have the wrong shocks for your lift combination.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Warren Quin wrote:
>
> Sorry about that. My signature seems to have disappeared.. And I was a
> little ticked...
>
> 2000 TJ. 2 inch OME HD springs. Probably 2.5 inches of total lift. Maybe 3
> in the back when I have the Hardtop, doors and rear seat out. I used the HD
> because I have a hitch front and rear to accomodate a homemade rack for a
> canoe, with bike rack and drawbar extension for my Iltsis trailer. Makes the
> back kind of heavy when loaded. It sits nice and level when under load.
>
> No serious offroading anymore. Daily driver off to the camp etc. These
> appear to pop off under daily street driving.
>
> Rear OME shocks. Either N66 or N67 (don't remember which shock was front or
> back). They use a clip to center the shock on a bar that bolts to the frame.
> I assume that factory shocks did as well but they never broke loose
> (repeatedly). Since yesterday I've discovered that there are bar pin
> eliminators to aliviate this but that they don't work with the OME shocks
> without changing the bushings. Far as I can see expensive shocks, crap for a
> design.
>
> I guess I will have to weld some kind of sleeve or stop to the bars to
> support the clips.
>
> If anybody knows a better way...
>
> Tahnx
>
> "Warren Quin" <wquin@bigfoot.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:N2Kzc.59105$Np3.2672162@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > 2 Months, 2 bar pin clips and I'm ready to kill. What all does everybody
> > with these shocks do about the clips failing? I'm considering getting the
> > clips put back on and welding some kind of stop to the bar or a stack of
> > washers or something...
> >
> > Anybody else have this problem?
> >
> > Thanx
> >
> >

 

Your 'probably' and 'maybe' means you have the wrong shocks in there.

If you can cause the shocks to impact on the bar pin in any way, you
have the wrong shocks for your lift combination.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Warren Quin wrote:
>
> Sorry about that. My signature seems to have disappeared.. And I was a
> little ticked...
>
> 2000 TJ. 2 inch OME HD springs. Probably 2.5 inches of total lift. Maybe 3
> in the back when I have the Hardtop, doors and rear seat out. I used the HD
> because I have a hitch front and rear to accomodate a homemade rack for a
> canoe, with bike rack and drawbar extension for my Iltsis trailer. Makes the
> back kind of heavy when loaded. It sits nice and level when under load.
>
> No serious offroading anymore. Daily driver off to the camp etc. These
> appear to pop off under daily street driving.
>
> Rear OME shocks. Either N66 or N67 (don't remember which shock was front or
> back). They use a clip to center the shock on a bar that bolts to the frame.
> I assume that factory shocks did as well but they never broke loose
> (repeatedly). Since yesterday I've discovered that there are bar pin
> eliminators to aliviate this but that they don't work with the OME shocks
> without changing the bushings. Far as I can see expensive shocks, crap for a
> design.
>
> I guess I will have to weld some kind of sleeve or stop to the bars to
> support the clips.
>
> If anybody knows a better way...
>
> Tahnx
>
> "Warren Quin" <wquin@bigfoot.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:N2Kzc.59105$Np3.2672162@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > 2 Months, 2 bar pin clips and I'm ready to kill. What all does everybody
> > with these shocks do about the clips failing? I'm considering getting the
> > clips put back on and welding some kind of stop to the bar or a stack of
> > washers or something...
> >
> > Anybody else have this problem?
> >
> > Thanx
> >
> >

 

Your 'probably' and 'maybe' means you have the wrong shocks in there.

If you can cause the shocks to impact on the bar pin in any way, you
have the wrong shocks for your lift combination.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Warren Quin wrote:
>
> Sorry about that. My signature seems to have disappeared.. And I was a
> little ticked...
>
> 2000 TJ. 2 inch OME HD springs. Probably 2.5 inches of total lift. Maybe 3
> in the back when I have the Hardtop, doors and rear seat out. I used the HD
> because I have a hitch front and rear to accomodate a homemade rack for a
> canoe, with bike rack and drawbar extension for my Iltsis trailer. Makes the
> back kind of heavy when loaded. It sits nice and level when under load.
>
> No serious offroading anymore. Daily driver off to the camp etc. These
> appear to pop off under daily street driving.
>
> Rear OME shocks. Either N66 or N67 (don't remember which shock was front or
> back). They use a clip to center the shock on a bar that bolts to the frame.
> I assume that factory shocks did as well but they never broke loose
> (repeatedly). Since yesterday I've discovered that there are bar pin
> eliminators to aliviate this but that they don't work with the OME shocks
> without changing the bushings. Far as I can see expensive shocks, crap for a
> design.
>
> I guess I will have to weld some kind of sleeve or stop to the bars to
> support the clips.
>
> If anybody knows a better way...
>
> Tahnx
>
> "Warren Quin" <wquin@bigfoot.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:N2Kzc.59105$Np3.2672162@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > 2 Months, 2 bar pin clips and I'm ready to kill. What all does everybody
> > with these shocks do about the clips failing? I'm considering getting the
> > clips put back on and welding some kind of stop to the bar or a stack of
> > washers or something...
> >
> > Anybody else have this problem?
> >
> > Thanx
> >
> >

 

Your 'probably' and 'maybe' means you have the wrong shocks in there.

If you can cause the shocks to impact on the bar pin in any way, you
have the wrong shocks for your lift combination.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Warren Quin wrote:
>
> Sorry about that. My signature seems to have disappeared.. And I was a
> little ticked...
>
> 2000 TJ. 2 inch OME HD springs. Probably 2.5 inches of total lift. Maybe 3
> in the back when I have the Hardtop, doors and rear seat out. I used the HD
> because I have a hitch front and rear to accomodate a homemade rack for a
> canoe, with bike rack and drawbar extension for my Iltsis trailer. Makes the
> back kind of heavy when loaded. It sits nice and level when under load.
>
> No serious offroading anymore. Daily driver off to the camp etc. These
> appear to pop off under daily street driving.
>
> Rear OME shocks. Either N66 or N67 (don't remember which shock was front or
> back). They use a clip to center the shock on a bar that bolts to the frame.
> I assume that factory shocks did as well but they never broke loose
> (repeatedly). Since yesterday I've discovered that there are bar pin
> eliminators to aliviate this but that they don't work with the OME shocks
> without changing the bushings. Far as I can see expensive shocks, crap for a
> design.
>
> I guess I will have to weld some kind of sleeve or stop to the bars to
> support the clips.
>
> If anybody knows a better way...
>
> Tahnx
>
> "Warren Quin" <wquin@bigfoot.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:N2Kzc.59105$Np3.2672162@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> > 2 Months, 2 bar pin clips and I'm ready to kill. What all does everybody
> > with these shocks do about the clips failing? I'm considering getting the
> > clips put back on and welding some kind of stop to the bar or a stack of
> > washers or something...
> >
> > Anybody else have this problem?
> >
> > Thanx
> >
> >

 

Hi Mike,

He has the right shocks. His bar pins are fine. It's the little circle
clip retainer that keeps the shock centred on the bar pin that is
popping out on him. Common problem on OME shocks due to improper
installation of the clip.

Steve

Mike Romain wrote:
> Your 'probably' and 'maybe' means you have the wrong shocks in there.
>
> If you can cause the shocks to impact on the bar pin in any way, you
> have the wrong shocks for your lift combination.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Warren Quin wrote:
>
>>Sorry about that. My signature seems to have disappeared.. And I was a
>>little ticked...
>>
>>2000 TJ. 2 inch OME HD springs. Probably 2.5 inches of total lift.

 

Hi Mike,

He has the right shocks. His bar pins are fine. It's the little circle
clip retainer that keeps the shock centred on the bar pin that is
popping out on him. Common problem on OME shocks due to improper
installation of the clip.

Steve

Mike Romain wrote:
> Your 'probably' and 'maybe' means you have the wrong shocks in there.
>
> If you can cause the shocks to impact on the bar pin in any way, you
> have the wrong shocks for your lift combination.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Warren Quin wrote:
>
>>Sorry about that. My signature seems to have disappeared.. And I was a
>>little ticked...
>>
>>2000 TJ. 2 inch OME HD springs. Probably 2.5 inches of total lift.

 

Hi Mike,

He has the right shocks. His bar pins are fine. It's the little circle
clip retainer that keeps the shock centred on the bar pin that is
popping out on him. Common problem on OME shocks due to improper
installation of the clip.

Steve

Mike Romain wrote:
> Your 'probably' and 'maybe' means you have the wrong shocks in there.
>
> If you can cause the shocks to impact on the bar pin in any way, you
> have the wrong shocks for your lift combination.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Warren Quin wrote:
>
>>Sorry about that. My signature seems to have disappeared.. And I was a
>>little ticked...
>>
>>2000 TJ. 2 inch OME HD springs. Probably 2.5 inches of total lift.

 

Hi Mike,

He has the right shocks. His bar pins are fine. It's the little circle
clip retainer that keeps the shock centred on the bar pin that is
popping out on him. Common problem on OME shocks due to improper
installation of the clip.

Steve

Mike Romain wrote:
> Your 'probably' and 'maybe' means you have the wrong shocks in there.
>
> If you can cause the shocks to impact on the bar pin in any way, you
> have the wrong shocks for your lift combination.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Warren Quin wrote:
>
>>Sorry about that. My signature seems to have disappeared.. And I was a
>>little ticked...
>>
>>2000 TJ. 2 inch OME HD springs. Probably 2.5 inches of total lift.

 

Ahh, I looked at the pdf.

So just movement can pop them? Once a circlip is in, it should stay
there. If it doesn't then something is impacting it likely.

When I drop a clip in place, I always make sure it can move in it's slot
slightly so I know it's seated. They also look funny or oval when not
seated.

Mike

Steve wrote:
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> He has the right shocks. His bar pins are fine. It's the little circle
> clip retainer that keeps the shock centred on the bar pin that is
> popping out on him. Common problem on OME shocks due to improper
> installation of the clip.
>
> Steve
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> > Your 'probably' and 'maybe' means you have the wrong shocks in there.
> >
> > If you can cause the shocks to impact on the bar pin in any way, you
> > have the wrong shocks for your lift combination.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> > Warren Quin wrote:
> >
> >>Sorry about that. My signature seems to have disappeared.. And I was a
> >>little ticked...
> >>
> >>2000 TJ. 2 inch OME HD springs. Probably 2.5 inches of total lift.