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Re: [T3] Rear Shocks Shock


On 11 Dec 2003 at 21:58, Daniel Baum wrote:

> > 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.

Right, this is a prefectly reasonable way to do this.

> I was supporting the brake drum on a jack when I installed one of them, so I
> guess that side is OK. The other one I can loosen and then tighten again, I
> suppose.

That sounds fine.

> Is there any reason to do this specially or can it wait till I put the
> driveshafts back in, hopefully next weekend? Obviously the car isn't going
> anywhere until I put the driveshafts back.

No problem.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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