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ayjay
Firing on two.
Joined: April 27th, 2012, 6:48 pm
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 shock absorbers? how can you tell /know ,if the dampers are shot? my car must have the originals, and the car has about 120.000 on the clock  i can remove them and check , but would like to know if theres an easyer way 
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| April 28th, 2012, 11:16 pm |
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J-dub
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Re: shock absorbers? Bounce the car up and down, if you push it down, it should then go up, then down, then up a tiny bit then rest
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| April 28th, 2012, 11:22 pm |
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ayjay
Firing on two.
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Re: shock absorbers? thanks james i,ll do that,
very similar to any car , but being a 2cv i thought it might be different !
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| April 29th, 2012, 2:09 pm |
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samfieldhouse
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Joined: February 11th, 2009, 12:32 am
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Re: shock absorbers? As James said, really push down on the rear bumper. If it bounces around like jelly they need replacing 
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| April 29th, 2012, 8:20 pm |
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ken
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Re: shock absorbers? If you work on one corner at a time, that will give a better idea of which individual damper is shot ( or still serviceable ).
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| April 29th, 2012, 8:23 pm |
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ayjay
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Re: shock absorbers? thanx fellas , great freindly forum btw!
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| April 29th, 2012, 9:21 pm |
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ayjay
Firing on two.
Joined: April 27th, 2012, 6:48 pm
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Re: shock absorbers? i did the "bounce test" as u said ken, , all are ok , altho one has a bit of slack , probably a bush eye worn causing a bit of play-- i think ill replace all 4 as they must be ancient(like me) 
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| April 30th, 2012, 12:24 am |
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J-dub
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Re: shock absorbers? If there fine I wouldn't bother
The shocks on my car are the originals at 24 years old and still fine...
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| April 30th, 2012, 9:27 am |
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Sean
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Re: shock absorbers? see "tyres" post
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| April 30th, 2012, 10:11 am |
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AlanD
Joined: August 20th, 2012, 9:47 am
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Re: shock absorbers? The shock absorbers on my Charleston are (according to the diagrams referenced in this thread) fitted back-to-front, i.e. dust covers towards the chassis. I've ordered 4xMonroes, but just out of curiosity:-
A) Does anyone know if this may have caused internal damage? My guess is "yes". The suspension has a "clonk".
B) Is there a secret to getting the old ones off? Apart from lots of brute force? Is it inevitable that the bushes will be destroyed (they look OK from the outside)? Do new Monroes from ECAS come with bushes fitted?
Thanks in advance from Alan D. in Cheddar, Somerset.
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