Re: [ihc] A Shocking Question

["Jeff Randolph" <bigscout79@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've always heard them called upper shock mounts. :-)

And I'm pretty sure you're on the right path, a lot of people just fab their
own.
-Jeff
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From: "Binder" <binder@domain.elided>
To: "IHC Digest" <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 9:47 AM
Subject: [ihc] A Shocking Question


> A couple of quickies for the Digest:
>
> 1) What do you call that upper shock mount tab thing? You know, the metal
> tab/hole that the top of the shock bolts through (rear, driver side, in
this
> case)? I busted a rear one on Tulsa's best roads (NOT!!) yesterday.
Strictly
> speaking, I suspect loose hardware worn it down - and extended the hole
all
> the way outside the tab. Dunno what that's gonna cost me... I'm thinkin'
no
> more than $10-$20 or so? I can get a new one welded for free. I'm
presuming
> I want a new 'tab thing' and not try to mess with "saving" the original. I
> guess a piece of appropriate angle iron would do, properly located &
> drilled. I could do the welding, but not supposed to - with defibrillator
> %^}   THAT sounds like a good job for father-in-law! Too much golf is bad
> for him anyhow! ;-)
>
> 2) I seem to be having chronic probs with loose shock hardware. need to
> examine that. I suspect there are washers in place of where lockwashers
> should be, or something. Maybe some ThreadlockerR would be a Good Thing?
>
> Thanks for any advice/suggestions.
>
>
> --Pete
>
>
>
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