Thread: So there's actually nothing wrong with this?

Looks OK at a glance. What is the issue?

Isn't the washer upside down? Maybe different on a Puma looking at that tubular bit on the mount.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Isn't the washer upside down? Maybe different on a Puma looking at that tubular bit on the mount.

Spot on Ron That tubular bit is the lower rubber.

I've crawled all over this car in the last 12 months and last weekend when I was changing the Diff Oil after the big trip I just happened to notice that both rear shocks have the outer washers on upside down

Of course maybe this one's built for the Northern hemisphere so then they'd be right way up

So now we wait while everyone rushes out to have a look at theirs

Originally Posted by miky

So now we wait while everyone rushes out to have a look at theirs

The thought never occurred to me




But it will be interesting to see if anyone else's is like this.

Originally Posted by dm_td5

The thought never occurred to me

They're supposed to be that way Derek, the rubber bushes are conical too, and if fitted the wrong way up won't work at all

The same is true with D1 from 1994 update.

When I fit the bilstein or DeCarbon shocks, I remove the steel 'tubes' and revert back to 'normal' shock rubber and washer orientation.

JC

Originally Posted by justinc

They're supposed to be that way Derek, the rubber bushes are conical too, and if fitted the wrong way up won't work at all



JC

Hence my post saying that they looked alright to me .