Thank you, Dennis. � Where do I get the helper springs? � I
checked websites of my usual list vendors and could not
find.

John

On Mon, 2016-03-07 at 22:46 -0500, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> The top piece on the shock is known as a helper spring.
> Yes the guts wear and sometimes it needs to be replaced.
> It contains the stop piece that rests on the top shoulder
> of the shock shaft and then there is the spacer sleeve
> that goes through the mounting tower and the top mounting
> rubber. If that sleeve is rusted, worn, or missing it
> needs to be replaced.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.c
> om] On Behalf Of john
> Sent: Monday, March 7, 2016 2:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: '84 Vanagon from shock absorber mounting question
>
> What is under the tubular piece on the frame the holds the
> front shock absorber?� � � I know the top of the shock goes
> through a hole in top of the tubular piece, but what is
> underneath that rubs against the top of the shock absorber
> body?� � � Does it over get worn out?� � � New shocks solved the
> crunching noise problem for a couple of days, but then it
> came back.
>
> Thank you,
>
> John