Re: [T3] Rear Shocks Shock

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Re: [T3] Rear Shocks Shock

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Subject: Re: [T3] Rear Shocks Shock
From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 19:38:10 +0100
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Daniel Baum wrote:

BTW, did you know that you should only do the final tightening of the

shock
bolts with the weight of the car on the tires and the rires on the ground?
No I didn't know that, since it's not mentioned in any of the books, as far as I can see.

If you have your car on jack stands, you can simulate the car being on the ground by lifting the trailing arm with a floor jack. Then you'll have penty of room to tighten the shock bolt.

PerL
73 Variant L
70 Variant

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