Thanks everyone for the advice. Was indeed very easy. Hardest part was finding the right bolt (M12, 165mm, 1.5 pitch, 8.8 or harder). Had to call several FLAPS and some ULAPS, but finally found one at the local ACEHardware. Torqued the nut to 65lbs and drove it gently around, seems like all is well in suspensionland again. Thanks, Rob Campbell 87 Westy Long Beach, CA
On 3/19/06, Rob Campbell <mantid@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi volks- > > Regarding my 87 Westy GL (2wd, Bilstein shocks): > > Today I heard a repeated thunking sound after each moderate bump I hit in > the road. Like an echo... CHUNK-CHunk-chunk-ck > > I crawled underneath when I got home and found to my horror that the rear > left shock is dangling loose. The lower mount looks intact, but whatever > bolt runs through it to hold it in place is missing, so that the shock can > dangle loose. > > |
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