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Date:         Thu, 8 May 2003 09:06:15 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: KYB Jelly
Comments: To: Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM
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Contact the vendor of the KYB shocks. He is ten times as likely to have the necessary parts as a list member.

Stan Wilder

On Thu, 8 May 2003 07:51:33 -0400 Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM> writes: > It looks to me like the top rubber bushing on the front shocks > supplied > with the KYBs is too thin. The metal cup bottoms out on the top of > the > shock stem shoulder without compressing the bushing enough. > Unfortunately, > I have tossed my original VW bushings away so I can't make a > direct > comparison. I assumed the bushings supplied would be matched to the > new > shocks. The bump I am getting is probably from the front > suspension > unloading and the metal cup banging on the shoulder of the shock > stem. A > thicker bushing would allow more compression of the rubber and > prevent the > cup from hitting the stem shoulder. Does this make any sense? I > may try > adding a shim under the bushing or under the cup. The bushing just > doesn't > look like it is compressed enough. The nut appears to be ran in to > end of > the threads. > > > Jay > > > > This communication is for use by the intended recipient and > contains > information that may be privileged, confidential or copyrighted > under > applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > hereby > formally notified that any use, copying or distribution of this > e-mail, > in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited. Please notify the > sender > by return e-mail and delete this e-mail from your system. Unless > explicitly and conspicuously designated as "E-Contract Intended", > this e-mail does not constitute a contract offer, a contract > amendment, > or an acceptance of a contract offer. This e-mail does not > constitute > a consent to the use of sender's contact information for direct > marketing > purposes or for transfers of data to third parties. > > Francais Deutsch Italiano Espanol Portugues Japanese Chinese > Korean > > http://www.DuPont.com/corp/email_disclaimer.html > >

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