I too read this thread thoroughly, as well as all the rest. Everyone's reviews and setup info has been very helpful, it's much appreciated!
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Originally Posted by x1UP
Should I be worried or checking on anything for a set of used Ohlins that I bought from a member here? 15K miles, has never seen any inclement weather (including rain!). Claims that there was a few track days and has babied his car, which I definitely believe from the way he presented himself.
Any advice is appreciated!
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Make sure everything is torqued (mounting hardware and such), check for any obvious leaks (note that they're assembled with some assembly lube so my shafts got "wet" looking brand new), check the stroke of the damper is smooth and respond appropriately to the damping adjustment knob, and I'd check that they're set back to Ohlins' recommended setup regarding preload and such as springs settle and you may want a different height setting.
It's not tremendously expensive to get them rebuilt or revalved by Ohlins USA and we have MUCH better support here in the US than a lot of countries, from the sounds of it. I know a few other friends with Ohlins and they've had amazing support if they had issues, which were user error or general old age (5+ year old race dampers, lol)