Shock mount failure

[Pete Masterson]

Looks damn near identical to the one I had... Only I was lucky and it happened in CCW's parking lot.

Pete Masterson

'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 (For Sale)

<http://www.aeonix.biz/BBforsale.html>

El Sobrante CA

"aeonix1@mac.com"

On Feb 18, 2009, at 2:24 PM, David Brady wrote:

Wow Don, did you really drive like that? That's gotta be the most
severe case of the dreaded shock mount crack that I've ever
seen on a Wide Body. There must have been symptoms, creaks,
popping sounds, etc. Oh, keeping some paint on the frame definitely
prolongs the life of those welds. I'd get on the phone with Ridewell
to procure a replacement for the spring perch and shock mount
component. I think that piece is a bolt on.

David Brady
'02 LXi, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Don Bradner
Sent: Feb 18, 2009 5:13 PM
To:"WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com"
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Shock mount failure

Yes, it is Koni. The failure is similar to ones described by others here.

Photo:http://www.arcatapet.net/image/shockmount.jpg

On 2/18/2009 at 1:59 PM Ernie Ekberg wrote:

>Don, that is a first for me hearing that. Is this a Koni?
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>Ernie Ekberg
>83PT40
>Wanderlodge
>Weatherford, Tx
>http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/erniesremodelingandrepair
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>--- On Wed, 2/18/09, Don Bradner <"bluethunder%40arcatapet.com"> wrote:
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>From: Don Bradner <"bluethunder%40arcatapet.com">
>Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Shock mount failure
>To:"WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com"
>Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 3:50 PM
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>I'm the latest victim of a driver's side front shock mount failure. It
>took out the brake line when it went. I was not far from home on the way
>back from Q, so I limped on in (I know, in retrospect it was too
>dangerous, but I kept a lonnnng following distance!)
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>I've used the local Detroit dealer in Arcata (Trinity Diesel) a couple of
>times now for service, so I called them, and the service manager said he
>would swing by for a look, no charge. He ended up removing the shock and
>the air line, and said that he would come by the next time he was this way
>with a new airline. A new shock will have to be ordered (the top
>bent/caved in) and they will schedule an appointment to get it welded
>after they have that. Shock was 17 months old.
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>Don Bradner
>90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
>My location: http://www.bbirdmaps. com/user2. cfm?user= 1