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shock clunk, replacing help |
itsaporsche914 |
Aug 14 2009, 08:26 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 169 Joined: 5-August 05 From: cave creek az. Member No.: 4,541 |
while bleeding the brake with the rear wheel off i noticed a chunk of red/brown rubber sitting in the spring area. it looks like a bushing or some thing. also here the clunk from the same side when i corner thru a dip or bump. so im thinking
i need to replace the rear shocks , im sure they are at least 20 years old. ive searched for a thread on this with no luck. any help or links is appreciated . i havent posted many pics of my car. so heres one along side the reason i havent worked on MY car in a while. my sons 76 vette james Attached image(s) |
tat2dphreak |
Aug 14 2009, 11:02 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
that red "bushing could be the seal from the rear bearing... the shocks are a breeze, even I did it without help (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
rear bearing has a trick: freeze the new bearing before install.. if it were me, I'd do the rear bushings too... still, ll told, one day of work |
messix |
Aug 14 2009, 11:07 AM
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AKA "CLUTCH KILLER"! Group: Members Posts: 6,995 Joined: 14-April 05 From: between shit kickers and pinky lifters/ puget sound wa.north of Seattle south of Canada Member No.: 3,931 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
it could be a part of the bump stop that crumbles with age.
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McMark |
Aug 14 2009, 11:16 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Replacing rear shocks:
1. Undo top nut. 2. Undo bottom nut. 3. Remove old shock. Swapping the springs over is where you need to rent/buy a special tool. |
tat2dphreak |
Aug 14 2009, 11:29 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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