What is the reason for the left front shock mount failures on 90's buses?

[Don Bradner]

Did you look at the picture(s) I posted links to? Pete's CCW repair pictures can
be found here: http://homepage.mac.com/aeonix1/PhotoAlbum11.html

No before pictures there, only after.

Had your shocks ever been replaced? A lot of us seem to have the issue soon
after shock replacement, for whatever that is worth.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1

On 3/10/2009 at 3:12 AM Eric Perplies wrote:

>When I discovered my front left shock absorber mount had failed just
>before the Q rally in 08' I thought my experience was unique. Evidently
>it was not. There seems to have been several similar failures on 90's
>vintage buses. All of them appear to have occurred on the left front
>shock mount. It might be both interesting as well as useful for all of us
>that have experienced the failure as well as other interested parties to
>discuss what had caused the failures. If there is a design flaw we know
>we are on our own, of course. Right now it continues not to be clear to
>me what caused the problem.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
My location: http://www.bbirdmaps.com/user2.cfm?user=1