[tcb] Re: Shocking!
- From: "w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 10:34:24 -0400
So you're 40 year old van driven by it's 80 year old driver (j/k) is making
a new noise?
Are you sure it's not "postman's knee"?
You have to have a bushing on the shock mount with typical shocks. The
bushing is metal surrounded by rubber. If it's gone that would tend to give
you a clunking noise and possibly have the shock body rub the tire.
Install a set of new shocks and you'll be fine. If the bushing is gone on
one it's probably time to replace them all anyway. Never do just one shock,
always do them at a minimum in pairs on the same end of the vehicle (fronts
or backs or all)
On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> My '71 started making a new noise the other day. Upon further
> investigation I see that one of my rear shocks is loose. The nuts and bolts
> are in place but I can move it side to side. Shouldn't there be a rubbery
> bit that holds it more securely to the bolt? (Any danger if I keep driving
> it this way for a few more days, I don't think the shock will fall off?)
>
> So if I should just replace the shocks, I should replace the gosh dang
> blasted cv boots. Ugh! They were all replaced like three years ago, the
> new ones all fell apart within a year (just bought whatever ones they had at
> Austin VeeDub). Then two years ago replaced them with Danish made ones they
> sell at Wolfsburg West and now they are falling apart! And if I put new
> shocks on they will just be covered with goopy grease in no time.
>
> It is easy to buy those already put together cheapy cv axles/joints/boot
> things and just put them on but people tell me they are junk - use the old
> cv joints if they are in good enough shape. But heck at the rate of
> replacing them every couple of years, maybe I should just go ahead and buy a
> case of them!
>
> What grease should I be filling these joints with? Maybe I use the rubber
> boot eating grease?
>
> So what shocks should I get?
>
> Should I buy those complete CV axles thingies? Or are they junk?
>
> What kind of grease should I use in the CVs?
>
> Can I do any care to the outside of the CV boots to help keep them from
> falling apart so often? Like caress them with Lubridem or Armor All?
>
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