My Bilstein BROKE!!!

[Todd Phenneger]

Ahhh,
  Ok, that makes sense.  sorry, I'm so damn used to working on
4kq's with rear inserts that I almost forgot how the base on the
5ktq mounts.  Yes, I actually had that happen on a Jeep of mine.
It broke on a camping trip and we just took it off and kept
going.  Luckily with Jeeps (Live Axle) you can get away with
that and keep going.  THe shock has nothing to do with keeping
the spring in there.  But on a 5k that would be bad, basically
like having no spring in back.
l8r
  Todd

--- Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com> wrote:
> I'm not clear on what broke.  This occurred when I was having
> all work done 
> on my cars performed by others.   I went around a corner,
> heard a loud bang 
> and pulled immediately into a parking lot, and the rear of the
> car was 
> close to rubbing on the fender on one side.  I could see the
> body of the 
> shock off on one side.  I'm not certain, but I think the
> circular part the 
> bolt goes through had broken off the rest of the shock.  The
> wrecker driver 
> had a heck of a time getting the car onto the flatbed.  The
> mechanic told 
> me the bottom of the shock had broken off.
> 
> 
> At 10:19 AM 08/03/2001 -0700, Todd Phenneger wrote:
> 
> >It broke on the bottom?  Where, Was it fully extended and
> broke
> >where it enters the outer casing or what???
> >   Thanks
> >      Todd
> >
> >--- Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com> wrote:
> > > Mine broke at the bottom on a completely stock 5ktq.  It
> was
> > > 4-5 years old.
> > >
> >
> >
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