[DeTomaso] My Rattle Found? Re: What I have for Shocks

[Ken Green]

Asa,
 
    I think that even if you can collapse the shock, it should extend under the gas pressure as soon as you release it.
 
Ken

--- On Mon, 3/29/10, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:


From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] My Rattle Found? Re: What I have for Shocks
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010, 8:12 PM


Tonight's adventure:

Jacked up the front and removed the wheels.  Inspected the sway bar and 
new mounts, again.  Using a pry bar, I could not move the sway bar at 
all, at any mount location.  I really don't think that's it.  Since I 
couldn't effectively swing it out of the way without undoing the 
steering tire-rod ends, I decided to remove the right front shock instead.

The Photo montage is here:
http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=3357

It's short and sweet.  You'll note the freshly painted a-arms show 
evidence of interference.  You'll note the bottom of the shock eye, 
shows signs of interference.  You'll note the centers of the bushings 
are... off center.

One other item.  I'm used to gas charged shocks so this next bit might 
be fine, but I have a feeling not.

With the shock removed from the spring, I was able to collapse the shock 
with nothing more than brute strength (what little I have of it) with no 
real assists.  However, I darn near couldn't get the thing -extended- 
again.  Is that normal behavior?


Alrighty then.  A gracious member of the list has put a couple of front 
shocks in a box and sent them to me for arrival hopefully by Wednesday.  
They are nearly new and I'm told they have good bushings, so I'm excited 
to try them out.  If they cure my rattle woes... I'll look into 
purchasing them until I can get a brand new set myself, which I may not 
need to do once I have these.  Oh, but there are the rear ones too.  
Egad, if they are as bad as these.......

So what are my options with the Telecar shocks?  Do I put them into the 
boat anchor pile or can something be done with them?

Asa Jay
<off to pull the drivers side>

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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