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Re: '83 rear shocks replacement
Joel Walker · Mon, 18 Apr 94 13:39:51 CDT · Mailing-list archive
...seriously. * i found that extending the shock absorber was easier if i put the bolts into the shock absorber and pulled on one end...
Re: ubject: Re: Bumper Replacement
phil zimmerman · Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:48:04 -0800 · Mailing-list archive
...but then what? Discard Volvo's shock absorber mounts and attach to VW front mounts how? Retain Volvo shock/recoil mounts Can it also...
Re: sound of CV's?
Karl Wolz · Fri, 13 Apr 2001 23:41:03 -0700 · Mailing-list archive
Loose CV bolts (BTDT), loose shock absorber mounting bolts (BTDT), worn out front tranny mount (yeah, that too!) Karl Wolz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leon...
Re: front shock bolt
Old Volks Home · Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:23:51 -0700 · Mailing-list archive
...15mmIDx28mmODx2.5mm thick (VW N0115343) In addition, these are usually grade 10.9 strength for the besting that shocks and suspension takes. Bolts from...
Re: Time for some Bilsteins
Hector Zapata · Mon, 6 Oct 2008 16:49:14 -0400 · Mailing-list archive
...body of the shock absorber so it doesn't turn when you tighten the top nut. That's for the front pair only, the...
Re: Fabricated bumpers for Vanagon
· Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:07:13 EDT · Mailing-list archive
...i have a front bumper off a '78 caprice, with heavy duty shock absorbers in it, and i am going to see if i...
The Dreaded PO
John_K_Hopp · Mon, 17 Jul 1995 13:55:20 -0600 (MDT) · Mailing-list archive
...To disguise this crime (against a then-brand-new $30-35 shock absorber, mind you), the PO put two big washers on each side...
Re: Cant we just swop sides? RE: westy lists to port
Carrington, Tom · Thu, 16 Mar 2000 15:49:26 -0500 · Mailing-list archive
...Once you undo one of the shock absorber bolts, the trailing arm drops low enough to release the spring on 2WD Vanagons. Fronts *would...
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Front shock absorber bolts
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Replace T25 Front Shock Absorber Damper & Shorten Bump Stop Cut Down T25 / T3 / Vanagon / Brickrat
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Vanagon (RWD) Front Shock Removal
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How to upgrade from bolts to studs on the front wheels on a vanagon T3 T25
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VW T3 / T25 / Vanagon - Shock Absorber Damper Replacement
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Vanagon Front Window Scraper Seals
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VW Vanagon - Front Brakes Full Rebuild Part 1
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VW T25 T3 & Vanagon Outside Front Table Folding Tripod
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Front End Rebuild 40 year old Volkswagen Vanagon
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