Date:         Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:36:40 -0800
Reply-To:     Brian Butler <bbutler@PRODIGY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Brian Butler <bbutler@PRODIGY.NET>
Subject:      OME shock question regarding plastic caps/dust sleeves?
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I am replacing my shocks with a set of OME's(Old Man
Emu's) on my Syncro.
I was looking at the stock fronts and noticed that one
of the black plastic caps(this part is called the
"bump stop/dust sleeve" in the bentley manual) that
the shaft goes through was cracked. It seems these
serve a purpose of protecting the shaft from dirt, but
only sort of.
First of all, if I am to replace these parts, where do
I get them, (I called volks cafe and he said he
doesn't have them), and will the stock caps fit on the
OME shocks?
Is going with an aftermarket boot (rubber/accordian
style), an option? This seems like it would give much
better protection. If so, any ideas on what
aftermarket boot might be available for the OME's?
Thanks in advance,
Brian Butler