Shock boot, way to reinstall?
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Shock boot, way to reinstall?
Shock boot got disconnected from the top washer? It seems impossible to reconnect it when everything is in the car. Any ideas besides asking me to remove the whole strut and reinstalling boot?
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I believe it is not attached by design. IIRC, the front design is different from the rear.... I just can't recall which was which.
When I replaced my shocks, I was very careful to disassemble the spring/shock assembly and reverse when I put it back together. As I assembled it, I saw the boot was not attached. I thought I did something wrong.... but I was pretty sure what I did was correct and if I made a mistake, I did it for both assemblies.
Anyone can confirm, just go out and pull down on the boot.
What year and model is your car? Is the left the same as the right? Front or rear has your issue? You have to be very careful with advice and 'net instructions as I found there are real differences between 997.1 and 997.2 that were not known by me until I took a wrench to this stuff.
I think you are OK. If you are not, I made a mistake when I reassembled my strut assemblies.
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I believe it is not attached by design. IIRC, the front design is different from the rear.... I just can't recall which was which.
When I replaced my shocks, I was very careful to disassemble the spring/shock assembly and reverse when I put it back together. As I assembled it, I saw the boot was not attached. I thought I did something wrong.... but I was pretty sure what I did was correct and if I made a mistake, I did it for both assemblies.
Anyone can confirm, just go out and pull down on the boot.
What year and model is your car? Is the left the same as the right? Front or rear has your issue? You have to be very careful with advice and 'net instructions as I found there are real differences between 997.1 and 997.2 that were not known by me until I took a wrench to this stuff.
I think you are OK. If you are not, I made a mistake when I reassembled my strut assemblies.
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Thanks for responding Bruce. Referring to the front shocks on a 997.2 2s the boots should be attached at the top and just hanging on the bottom. I recall it that way before. Have not looked at the other side but I'm pretty sure about it. Now it's not connected on the top and bottom.
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997.2, 2010 C4S. Not connected at the top on either side. Won't stretch to top. Thought this was weird. Checked other like cars. All the same. If they are supposed to attach, I see no obvious way to do so. If they are supposed to attach, then failure seems fairly common.
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997.2, 2010 C4S. Not connected at the top on either side. Won't stretch to top. Thought this was weird. Checked other like cars. All the same. If they are supposed to attach, I see no obvious way to do so. If they are supposed to attach, then failure seems fairly common.
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Would it be safe to assume that the shocks for C2s and 4s to be same? I tried to search before I posted and I saw a post that actually was asking if the boot was connected at the bottom . The picture on that post seemed to look like the boot was connected at the top near the shock mount side... I will check the other side tom
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Just a word of warning ... I'm still a newcomer around here. My words on this are anecdotal and not authoritive. It makes no sense to me to leave things open on the top such that moisture and grime can accumulate. But to me, that is what this appears to be.
I tossed my comparative pictures as I was cleaning my gallery. I can't get a good picture of mine without yanking a tire. I'll see how the day develops before I commit to getting new shots.
I tossed my comparative pictures as I was cleaning my gallery. I can't get a good picture of mine without yanking a tire. I'll see how the day develops before I commit to getting new shots.
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Thanx again Wayne, good stuff. This jogs my memory quite well (I think!).
Washer 10 slips over the threads on the shock and stops at the bottom of the threads. Rubber thingy is attached to boot 7 and just sits there. There is nothing sandwiching 8 to 10 washer or anything above. Nut 9 screws down onto washer 10 and squishes top plate number 2. 3 and 4 are held in place by the pressure of the spring against 2.
Honestly, I think the designers kinda goofed on this. They could have put a metal washer within the opening on 8 and sandwiched it between 10 - 10.... but they didn't do this. 8 is all rubber and can not be squished under those pressures (I assume). 7/8 rubber boot just sits in there. Very odd.
By the way, ring number 5 has an optional position. On my 2009 S, it was set to the lower one. It appears that you can lower your car by about 5-7 mm just by moving the ring down... assuming a non-S is set higher. I suspect if you see a groove there, under the spring base, you could do this. But of course, you have to disassemble the shock.... or maybe just compress the spring with the strut on the car, push up on the spring to get it out of the way, slide the washers up, and reset the ring. Hmmmmm.......
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Washer 10 slips over the threads on the shock and stops at the bottom of the threads. Rubber thingy is attached to boot 7 and just sits there. There is nothing sandwiching 8 to 10 washer or anything above. Nut 9 screws down onto washer 10 and squishes top plate number 2. 3 and 4 are held in place by the pressure of the spring against 2.
Honestly, I think the designers kinda goofed on this. They could have put a metal washer within the opening on 8 and sandwiched it between 10 - 10.... but they didn't do this. 8 is all rubber and can not be squished under those pressures (I assume). 7/8 rubber boot just sits in there. Very odd.
By the way, ring number 5 has an optional position. On my 2009 S, it was set to the lower one. It appears that you can lower your car by about 5-7 mm just by moving the ring down... assuming a non-S is set higher. I suspect if you see a groove there, under the spring base, you could do this. But of course, you have to disassemble the shock.... or maybe just compress the spring with the strut on the car, push up on the spring to get it out of the way, slide the washers up, and reset the ring. Hmmmmm.......
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