has my shock gone bad?
 

When I lift the xj with the wheels off the axel, one side of the front axel
hangs way lower than the other, and if I stand on it, I can't get it to go
lower.

Me thinks the shock is blown and won't let it go down all the way. I can't
understand because its not getting caught up on anything else?

They are old man emu nitro shocks.

Re: has my shock gone bad?
 

Take it off and find out. Unless you have moved the shock absorber
mounts the shock will have a collapsed length of 13.250" an extended
length of 21.125" for 7.875" of travel. Monroe XJ size:
http://www.monroe.com/catalog_lookup...&QU=2&LST=3364
Shock Absorber Dimension
Charts:http://www.monroe.com/pdf/ShockAbsor...sionCharts.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
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herman wrote:
>
> When I lift the xj with the wheels off the axel, one side of the front axel
> hangs way lower than the other, and if I stand on it, I can't get it to go
> lower.
>
> Me thinks the shock is blown and won't let it go down all the way. I can't
> understand because its not getting caught up on anything else?
>
> They are old man emu nitro shocks.

Re: has my shock gone bad?
 

Take it off and find out. Unless you have moved the shock absorber
mounts the shock will have a collapsed length of 13.250" an extended
length of 21.125" for 7.875" of travel. Monroe XJ size:
http://www.monroe.com/catalog_lookup...&QU=2&LST=3364
Shock Absorber Dimension
Charts:http://www.monroe.com/pdf/ShockAbsor...sionCharts.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

herman wrote:
>
> When I lift the xj with the wheels off the axel, one side of the front axel
> hangs way lower than the other, and if I stand on it, I can't get it to go
> lower.
>
> Me thinks the shock is blown and won't let it go down all the way. I can't
> understand because its not getting caught up on anything else?
>
> They are old man emu nitro shocks.

Re: has my shock gone bad?
 

Take it off and find out. Unless you have moved the shock absorber
mounts the shock will have a collapsed length of 13.250" an extended
length of 21.125" for 7.875" of travel. Monroe XJ size:
http://www.monroe.com/catalog_lookup...&QU=2&LST=3364
Shock Absorber Dimension
Charts:http://www.monroe.com/pdf/ShockAbsor...sionCharts.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

herman wrote:
>
> When I lift the xj with the wheels off the axel, one side of the front axel
> hangs way lower than the other, and if I stand on it, I can't get it to go
> lower.
>
> Me thinks the shock is blown and won't let it go down all the way. I can't
> understand because its not getting caught up on anything else?
>
> They are old man emu nitro shocks.

Re: has my shock gone bad?
 

Take it off and find out. Unless you have moved the shock absorber
mounts the shock will have a collapsed length of 13.250" an extended
length of 21.125" for 7.875" of travel. Monroe XJ size:
http://www.monroe.com/catalog_lookup...&QU=2&LST=3364
Shock Absorber Dimension
Charts:http://www.monroe.com/pdf/ShockAbsor...sionCharts.pdf
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

herman wrote:
>
> When I lift the xj with the wheels off the axel, one side of the front axel
> hangs way lower than the other, and if I stand on it, I can't get it to go
> lower.
>
> Me thinks the shock is blown and won't let it go down all the way. I can't
> understand because its not getting caught up on anything else?
>
> They are old man emu nitro shocks.

Re: has my shock gone bad?
 

The shocks shouldn't stop the movement of the tire under those conditions
unless it is broken. The tire should be controlled in that case by the
springs, not the shocks. I would be wondering why the other tire is hanging
low, that sounds like a possible broken spring.




"herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
news:Drfec.31312$0Qw.15503@news04.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> When I lift the xj with the wheels off the axel, one side of the front
axel
> hangs way lower than the other, and if I stand on it, I can't get it to go
> lower.
>
> Me thinks the shock is blown and won't let it go down all the way. I can't
> understand because its not getting caught up on anything else?
>
> They are old man emu nitro shocks.
>
>

Re: has my shock gone bad?
 

The shocks shouldn't stop the movement of the tire under those conditions
unless it is broken. The tire should be controlled in that case by the
springs, not the shocks. I would be wondering why the other tire is hanging
low, that sounds like a possible broken spring.




"herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
news:Drfec.31312$0Qw.15503@news04.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> When I lift the xj with the wheels off the axel, one side of the front
axel
> hangs way lower than the other, and if I stand on it, I can't get it to go
> lower.
>
> Me thinks the shock is blown and won't let it go down all the way. I can't
> understand because its not getting caught up on anything else?
>
> They are old man emu nitro shocks.
>
>

Re: has my shock gone bad?
 

The shocks shouldn't stop the movement of the tire under those conditions
unless it is broken. The tire should be controlled in that case by the
springs, not the shocks. I would be wondering why the other tire is hanging
low, that sounds like a possible broken spring.




"herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
news:Drfec.31312$0Qw.15503@news04.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> When I lift the xj with the wheels off the axel, one side of the front
axel
> hangs way lower than the other, and if I stand on it, I can't get it to go
> lower.
>
> Me thinks the shock is blown and won't let it go down all the way. I can't
> understand because its not getting caught up on anything else?
>
> They are old man emu nitro shocks.
>
>

Re: has my shock gone bad?
 

The shocks shouldn't stop the movement of the tire under those conditions
unless it is broken. The tire should be controlled in that case by the
springs, not the shocks. I would be wondering why the other tire is hanging
low, that sounds like a possible broken spring.




"herman" <email@adress.there> wrote in message
news:Drfec.31312$0Qw.15503@news04.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> When I lift the xj with the wheels off the axel, one side of the front
axel
> hangs way lower than the other, and if I stand on it, I can't get it to go
> lower.
>
> Me thinks the shock is blown and won't let it go down all the way. I can't
> understand because its not getting caught up on anything else?
>
> They are old man emu nitro shocks.
>
>

Re: has my shock gone bad?
 

CRWLR did pass the time by typing:
> The shocks shouldn't stop the movement of the tire under those conditions
> unless it is broken. The tire should be controlled in that case by the
> springs, not the shocks. I would be wondering why the other tire is hanging
> low, that sounds like a possible broken spring.

Or a question of which side has the track bar on it. :)

--
DougW