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Re: [T3] Shocks & stuff


On Sat, 2003-09-06 at 21:05, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 6 Sep 2003 at 18:09, Aaron Clow wrote:
> 

> > Also, ALL my shocks were bad. You could compress them and they didn't
> > pop back at all. When I went to replace the driver's side shock, the
> > bottom mount was the same diameter as the bottom grommet on the shock.
> > The passenger side fit fine, but the driver's side was maybe like 3/4".
> > I had to drill out the bottom grommet on the shock. Hope that was OK? 
> 
> The OE shocks were not pressurized, so you should not expect them to pop back 
> out, although they will usually creep out over time. The test is to hold them 
> upright and compress and extend them and make sure that they resist you in both 
> directions. Most of the OE shocks are still good today, although I DO see 
> failed ones.  
> 
> It is most likely that you left the old steel bushing on the bottom shaft. They 
> are often rusted to the pin and have to be torched off.    
> 
Or, soak it with penitrating oil, and then split it length wise with a
cold chisel if you don't have a torch handy.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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