FYI - Book time to overhaul the both sides of the front suspension is 7.4
and doesn't include time to align.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: Front shock installation

> The good book says 2.4 hours. While there, plan to replace or at least
> carefully inspect the front strut bar bushings and sleeves, lower and
> upper control arm bushings, and of course the ball joints.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Le routard 91
> Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2005 12:11 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Front shock installation
>
> Hi all,
>
> Can anyone tell me how much time should a professionnal mechanic take
> to install two new front shocks on my 91 syncro?
>
> Also wants to sell me Boge shock  at 450$ CDN. I don't know if they're
> the same model but Bus-Depot sells them for 99$ US each which turn to
> be around 250 CDN $
>
> JP