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Subject:Re: KYB Shock Advice
From:VWNut Hawk
Date:Tue, 15 Jul 2003 11:11:06 -0500

I wondered what the hell that noise was.  I got some shocks from Napa
and installed them.
I kept looking for something loose or broken down there.

>>> mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> 7/15/2003 11:04:32 AM >>>
Quite right, Jay. My brother put KYBs up front last year and had
clunks
ever since. A few weeks ago we pulled the top nuts off and replaced
the
flimsy KYB washer and rubber bushing with old VW ones from a parts
Vanagon. The clunking is gone.

Mark

Jay L Snyder wrote:
>
> I can recommend the KYBs, but retain your VW rubber bushings and
metal cups
> for the fronts.  The KYB supplied parts are too thin and will bottom
out
> causing rattles.
>
>                   Jay
>