Date:         Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:56:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Installing new shocks
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
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Come on Scott, everybody knows Bryan's got a brown '85 called 'Campy Van' -
try to keep up with the class!  =)

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> yeah,
> one weird thing on the front lower shock bolts.
> you really need TWO 22mm sockets.
> and at least one extension, half inch drive.
>
> both the bolt head, and the nut are recessed in the lower arm ...........
> but WAIT ........!!.
> you didn't say what year of vanagon ......or even what version.
> you could have an early one with stamped lower arms,
> and they need two 22 mm sockets.
>
> you could be talking about a cast iron contorl amr one, from about mid 85
> onward....
> I think you just need a socket and a 22 wrench on those.
>
> or it could be a syncro ....
> and those are a completely strange case in the front .
>
> I suggest mandatory posting of the van's ID  in question.....
> year, model, version, which trans, 2WD or syncro etc.
>
> 'somehow' people seem to think people automatically know what their van is.
> there are posts with questions where they could be talking any of the 4
> different engines that come in vanagons.....
> but n where is there a clue as to what they have really.
>
> but .....that keeps it more interactive I suppose !
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "B Feddish" <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, July 17, 2009 6:00 AM
> Subject: Installing new shocks
>
>
>  My new shocks from the Bus Depot arrived yesterday and I am going to
>> tackle
>> that this weekend. I have been spraying the bolts on the old ones with PB
>> blaster for a week now. Any words of advice on replacing the rear and
>> front
>> shocks?  The Haynes has the front shocks as a "three wrencher" in terms of
>> difficulty, anything to look out for?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bryan
>>
>


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Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
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