Yes. And I think bentley refers to it as such; a dust cover bumper or something like that.

On Sunday, December 18, 2016, BenT <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> I seem recall that the so called dustcover has the bump stops built into > the tops of them. > > > BenT > sent from my electronic leash > > > On Dec 18, 2016, at 12:14 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > > Hi all. This is for a 1981 westy. I'm on a road trip and had 4 new shock > > absorbers installed. The front shock dust covers were broken, the new > > shock threads did not protrude above the washer making it "impossible" > for > > the mechanic to install the lock nut so we deleted the dust covers (I > kept > > them) and mechanic used a new stock large washer, rubber donut and OEM > > spacer sleeve in place of the bumper portion of the OEM dust cover bumper > > and installed the same type of washer and donut at the top of shock. > > > > Was this a bad idea? Will the shock hit the washer when fully compressed? > > Will the shock work loose over time? Also..... > > > > Is the shoulder on the shock strut supposed to fit into the smaller ID of > > the brass coloured metal part inside the OEM bumper? ie it doesn't rest > on > > the shoulder of that brass coloured part. Thanks. > > > > link to image showing "smaller ID" I refer to: > > > > http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1587004.jpg > > > > > > -- > > Neil n > > > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages. > com/> > > > > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> >

-- Neil n

Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>

1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>

1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>

Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>