Yes. And I think bentley refers to it as such; a dust cover bumper or
something like that.

On Sunday, December 18, 2016, BenT <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> I seem recall that the so called dustcover has the bump stops built into
> the tops of them.
>
>
> BenT
> sent from my electronic leash
>
> > On Dec 18, 2016, at 12:14 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all. This is for a 1981 westy. I'm on a road trip and had 4 new shock
> > absorbers installed. The  front shock dust covers were broken, the new
> > shock threads did not protrude above the washer making it "impossible"
> for
> > the mechanic to install the lock nut so we deleted the dust covers (I
> kept
> > them) and mechanic used a new stock large washer, rubber donut and OEM
> > spacer sleeve in place of the bumper portion of the OEM dust cover bumper
> > and installed the same type of washer and donut at the top of shock.
> >
> > Was this a bad idea? Will the shock hit the washer when fully compressed?
> > Will the shock work loose over time? Also.....
> >
> > Is the shoulder on the shock strut supposed to fit into the smaller ID of
> > the brass coloured metal part inside the OEM bumper? ie it doesn't rest
> on
> > the shoulder of that brass coloured part. Thanks.
> >
> > link to image showing "smaller ID" I refer to:
> >
> > http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1587004.jpg
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil n
> >
> > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> >
> > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> >
> > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.
> com/>
> >
> > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>
>

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Neil n

Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>

1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>

1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>

Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>