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Hambo44

Member

• Dec 7, 2015

• #1

Hi all,

After taking of my front left shock absorber. I noticed that the flange washers that go through the mounting on the axel had cracked off. The shock has obviously been rotating in this and caused this damage:

Basically how do I fix the axel? And do I need a new shock? Really frustrating if I do because the shock itself is working perfectly!

Thanks,
Jonathan.

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Dec 7, 2015

• #2

cut out enough metal to weld a fresh piece in with suitable sized hole drilled in or buy a new bracket and weld that to axle,
you need another shocker too

 

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Hambo44

Member

• Dec 7, 2015

• #3

Right ok, Thanks! Where could I get a whole new bracket. Is it worth replacing the shocks on both sides? They quite new old man emu's that the PO put on.

 

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Hambo44

Member

• Dec 7, 2015

• #4

Also is it worth putting the old man emu ones on again. Worth the extra?

 

jamesmartin

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• Dec 7, 2015

• #5

google da4514 ,if the other shockers good just replace the 1

 

jamesmartin

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• Dec 7, 2015

• #6

these are good

 

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Hambo44

Member

• Dec 8, 2015

• #7

Thanks!

 

Brown

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Full Member

• Dec 8, 2015

• #8

You might b able to build it up with weld over several passes, grind it flat and drill it to get the hole round again. The bushes must have been in a bad way! When I did mine the shafts on the end of the shock absorbers were badly necked, but they hadn't worn the axle brackets away like that.

Nice heavy duty steering rods.