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Re: [T3] Air filled rear shocks.


On 23 Feb 99, at 1:49, oofacts@earthlink.net wrote:

> So I have these airfilled rear shocks and it got artic around here last
> night and today, and the rear left shock goes CRUNCH every time I (slowly)
> maneuver my way over the lunar pavement we have in this city. This happened
> when I picked up my car in January after it had been sitting in the
> deepfreeze without moving for two weeks.

What normally happens is that the shock seal wears out, then water 
gets in. When things are warm everything's fine, but below freezing 
the shock either locks up or gets rough, depending on the amount of 
water mixed in with the oil.

The other possibility is that there is water in the part that is just 
supposed to contain air. This usually comes in with the compressed 
air in the summertime when the air is humid, but freezes and gets 
noticed in the winter.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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