Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2016 14:55:27 -0800
Reply-To: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Front shock dust cover bumper
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Thanks much Ken. Good to know you can get the dust cover portion. The
sleeves that fit into the top of each bumper are ok as is the internal
metal part in the OEM bumper portion itself. I'm curious if the shoulder,
(or called collar?) on the new Sachs shock strut was too large to fit into
that internal metal part inside the bumper. When I get home, I may reuse
the OEM bumper. In the past I'd tried to glue the dust sleeve back on. I'm
more familiar with adhesives now so figure Goop might work .... For a
little while anyways. Haha.
I installed new Sachs shocks in my 88 westy. Getting the nut started was
tough but I got it done. Not entirely sure why the mechanic here in Brawley
CA had trouble installing the nut with the OEM bumper installed and had to
resort to his work around.
Neil
On Monday, December 19, 2016, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
> Neil, you can get the dust cover new (we have access to them) however the
> bumper stop on the top of the front shocks is no longer available new
> anywhere that I can find. There is a little metal bushing on the top that
> is usually what rusts away or is bad. Pretty sure that can still be
> obtained. Beside that metal bushing and the dust covers being thrown away
> for some reason, the upper rubber bump stop thing is usually still fine as
> a used unit.
>
> Ken
>
> PS Here is a link to a page with the exploded view and also all part
> numbers:
> http://www.oemepc.com/vw/part_single/catalog/vw/markt/USA/
> modell/VA/year/1982/drive_standart/4/hg_ug/411/subcategory/51000/part_id/
> 3705862/lang/e
>
> On Sun, Dec 18, 2016 at 5:03 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','musomuso@gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> 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
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
--
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/>
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