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Subject:Installing new front shocks
From:Peter Lapp <carrothospital@GOOGLEMAIL.COM>
Date:Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:44:03 -0600

It's my second question of the day. I'm on a roll here.

I've got some new front shocks to replace the old worn out ones that make me
feel like I'm on a rollercoaster when I go over a bump. I found a page (
http://volksweb.relitech.com/frshocks.htm ) that seems to describe it pretty
well, but I wanted to see if anyone else had any input before I do it.

I've heard that you should replace the bolt holding it in place, but does
anyone know the size of that bolt? I've also heard that there's a rubber
bushing on the top that needs to be replaced, but my new shocks didn't come
with anything.

And one last thing: when I manually compress one of these shocks, it doesn't
automatically expand out again. Am I missing something, or is that ok? These
are Sachs that I got from the Bus Depot.

Thanks for all the help, guys.

-p

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