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Old 03-19-2011, 06:05 PM
glenlloyd glenlloyd is offline
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Originally Posted by jonbobshinigin View Post
Interesting you ask because I replaced mine about two years ago, along with tensioner arm, pulley, and spring. I recently replaced my front crank seal and hub and upon reassembly, mine it rattling. This occurs when the bushing that bolts on either side gets worn out. For some reason, my bushing is worn out, although I suspect the shock itself is fine. My guess it that it was like this before, but I simply did not notice it until my head was in the bay checking everything after the last job I completed.
After I got mine off the engine I found the same thing you did, that the bushings on either end were bad but the shock itself wasn't worn out. The bushings were so bad I could push them out with relative ease. I replaced it anyway but I thought it odd that the shock outlived the bushings.
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