No, that was not it, Don. The shock was tight in the mount. The mount
just pulled off the frame. The shock is not broken, the frame seems
sound in the area where the mount pulled off. It didn't burn through at
all when I welded it back on, so I am thinking I'm fine.
I was just wondering how common this failure was. From a couple of
public and private messages I got, it's happened before, and it will
surely happen again. I'll probably fabricate some gussets for both sides
and weld them in when I get a chance.
Just another thing to keep the watchful eye on.
Cheers
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Elliott
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Lever shock mounts
>
> Bolts are usually for tightening in tension. But the bolts
> for the rear lever shocks are different in that when the
> lever arm moves up or down during a bump, the shock body
> wants to rotate. If the bolts are not tight (in tension)
> then the body of the shock will rotate and the holes in the
> support will become oval. This could lead to weakening the
> support welded to the frame.
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