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On 24 Feb 2002, at 9:45, CAD Man wrote: > >OTOH, I've got to mention that no matter what you do, don't throw away your OE > >shocks. The quality of the OE shocks is without parallel, so if you > don't > >want them right now, someone else may. You may want them in a few years > >when a lot of the cheap replacements break down. > > >Jim Adney, > Well this sparked my curiosity, can the originals be rebuilt? I recently > replaced the shocks on my '66, I am 99% sure after looking at all the service > records and the condition of the shocks that they were the OE units. To say > they were blown would be a massive understatement. What purpose could they > serve in this state? I don't think they can be rebuilt. If yours are truly shot then they should just be recycled as scrap. I find that most of the time shocks are replaced just because they are assumed to be bad simply because they are old. In fact they seem not to really "age", but some of them certainly die at some point. It is EASY to test them in your hands once you have them out. Just hold them in the normal orientation and push them in and out a few times. Good ones have resistance in BOTH directions. Bad ones will slip completely in one or both directions. I replaced my OE shocks on my 68 with cheap Sears shocks when that car was about 6 years old. A few years later, I put the OE shocks back on another type 3 which came to me with failed aftermarket shocks. The old 68 shocks lasted to the end of that car's life, and perhaps longer. OE shocks are one part that I make SURE to salvage when I part out a rusted and dead type 3. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/