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Date:         Fri, 29 Oct 1999 08:14:37 -0700
Reply-To:     gholst@RAMBUS.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Grant Holst <gholst@RAMBUS.COM>
Organization: Rambus inc.
Subject:      Re: Vanagon Shock&Spring Replacement
Comments: To: Lucas Alves <loukaz@hotmail.com>
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Lucas Alves wrote:
>
> Listees,
>
> Having never attempted to replace springs or shocks in the vanagon before, I
> figured I'd check with the list on what exactly the procedure entails.  What
> tools are going to be necessary?  How long should the job take?  Does anyone
> have a procedure posted somewhere, and if it is not too much to ask are
> there any pics? ;)
>
> Salute,
>
> Lucas C. Alves
> loukaz@hotmail.com
> '81 Vanagon
>
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Unless you have a spring compressor forget about changing springs.
Even with a spring compressor it took me an hour per wheel.
Getting ready to do it all over again. Taking out the H&R springs
and going back to stock.


Grant
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