[tcb] Re: Shocking!
- From: "w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 10:35:00 -0400
Oh wait, Julie isn't 80 or a postman, it's Terry that's 80 and a postman.
;-)
On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:34 AM, w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> 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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