DeTomaso Mailing List: September 97, Message #125
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My second bolt is welded to the A-arm thus ball joint must be released. Koni is 800 922 2616 Jay Fizer. On 2 Sep 1997 17:29:06 U "Craig Cline" <Craig_Cline@smtp.rc.trw.com> writes: >Sorry for the late reply to this thread, but there were 220+ Pantera >list = >messages waiting for me when I got into work this morning (after being >= >out of the office for the last 4 days). > >On Front Shock removal >---------------------- >You're are missing Brock's point, you don't have to release the lower >= >ball joint at the taper to release the lower shock, just remove the 2 >= >through bolts holding the ball joint to the lower a-arm and the a-arm >can = >be lowered farther to allow more room to pull the stock and/or Koni = >shocks out (I guess Aldans and Carreras front shocks are shorter = >preventing this problem). > >On Koni Shocks >-------------- >I believe the problem that Brock is having is the same I dealt with = >earlier this year. The Koni's have a defective upper extension >bumper, = >which disintegrates and clogs up the oil passages. Mine disintegrated >= >when I left the suspension hanging for several months; worked before, >= >didn't work after. It seems that when left hanging with full pressure >on = >the shocks extension bumber, the bumper will disintegrate; whether it >= >breaks up or just "flows" I don't really know. Brock's problem may be >= >similar... > >My original shocks are currently back on my car, the Koni's are >awaiting = >a rebuild. Does anyone have a current contact for the Koni rebuild >shop = >(Brock ?), I hear it is now a division of ITT somewhere back east. > >Craig Cline >'74 #7352 - da Green One >-------------------------------------- >Date: 8/30/97 3:55 PM >To: Craig Cline >From: JDeRyke@aol.com >Correcto. NO effect on alignment. Reason I said do the top is, often >the >taper on the ball joint is hard to release. J DeRyke > >------------------ RFC822 Header Follows ------------------ >Received: by smtp.rc.trw.com with SMTP;30 Aug 1997 15:53:28 U >Received: (from majordom@localhost) by tvol-gw.tvol.com >(8.6.12/8.6.12) = >id RAA01854 for detomaso-outgoing; Sat, 30 Aug 1997 17:38:46 -0400 >Received: from hj.tvol.com (hj.tvol.com [38.219.83.2]) by = >tvol-gw.tvol.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id RAA01850 for = ><detomaso@tvol-gw.tvol.com>; Sat, 30 Aug 1997 17:38:44 -0400 >Received: from emout15.mail.aol.com (emout15.mx.aol.com >[198.81.11.41]) = >by hj.tvol.com (8.8.7/8.8.3) with ESMTP id SAA03357 for = ><detomaso@wgate.com>; Sat, 30 Aug 1997 18:42:21 -0400 (EDT) >From: JDeRyke@aol.com >Received: (from root@localhost) > by emout15.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) > id SAA05393; > Sat, 30 Aug 1997 18:42:38 -0400 (EDT) >Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 18:42:38 -0400 (EDT) >Message-ID: <970830183958_839976427@emout15.mail.aol.com> >To: brockctella@juno.com >cc: forest.majors@snet.net, detomaso@wgate.com >Subject: Re: Re: Shocks >Sender: owner-detomaso@wgate.com >Precedence: bulk >Reply-To: JDeRyke@aol.com > > > > ==============================================================================