This is a common problem with VW shock mounts. When installing shocks,
always use anti-seize on the bolt where it sits in the shock bushings.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of phil stanhope
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 8:29 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Evil Front Bilstien Shock--Lower mounting bolt froze

Yeah Id like to save the old shock becouse its
Bilstien and its probably still good.  I went
 ahead and splayed/flattened the end of the retaining
bolt with my hefty punch and 10Lb
 sledge and NOW I cant get the nut back on becouse I
damaged the threads ....fun Fun FUN! Stimpy!
if I want to drive around Ill have to depend on that
frozen bolt NEVER backing
 out or Ill be in trouble.

 Looks like Im stuck. Ill just leave the bolt in
there. Shock is still good,
 its a bilstien and it "looks" good (no rust) Its too
bad as I have a brand new Bilstein I cant install.

 Phil

--- "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> wrote:
> Phil---
>
> At this point I am ashamed that you haven't had the
> heat wrench out
> along time ago---------burn the hell out of that
> rubber-----!!!!!
>
> Oh---you say you wanted to save that shock?
>
> Forget it---
>
> Burn Baby--Burn !!!---:>)
>
>             ______________
>            |[  ] [  ] [ ]\
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>      ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-|
>
> Terry--
>
>        "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom"
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/TerrysHighOnLife

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