Just fitted my Gaz Shocks tonight and the bush holes in the shocks are bigger than the 12mm suspension bolts leaving some small play in the bush. Has anyone experienced the same thing?

thanks
Dave Bailey

try a 1/2 inch bolt instead slightly bigger

I was trying to avoid drilling ot the suspension bracket holes especially as I have just had some spacers turned up with 12mm clearance holes and bought the 12mm bolts. Looks like I wrongly assumed that the shock bushes would be the correct diameter when supplied by the old Luego.

Dave B

you have shocks to take a 1/2" bolt. Gaz do sleeves to fit these to enable the fitting of 12mm bolts.

excellent thanks for the info... I'll call them tomorrow.

thanks
Dave B

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Originally posted by piddy
you have shocks to take a 1/2" bolt. Gaz do sleeves to fit these to enable the fitting of 12mm bolts.

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but surely theres nothing wrong with using 12mm bolts anyway is there?

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Originally posted by robertst
but surely theres nothing wrong with using 12mm bolts anyway is there?

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Are GAZ shocks 1/2" as standard? I have been fitting mine, but didn't notice a lot of play. Now I am worried!

oh great! more problems! now to scavenge for a UNF bolt in a metric world....

Had to sleeve mine too.....

but for gooodness sake! 1/2 inch is 12.7 mm!!! that means 0.7mm extra!

for a sleeve, the thickness of the material would have to be .35mm to get 12mm and even a bolt has its tolerance...

not mentioning that with time, a .35mm thick tube will wear in less than it takes me to say c*NT....
so, really, what is better... making a mess of the suspension (a temporary fix) or having to replace the bushes every 1500 miles? anyway, we will have to replace them with metric sizes... so whats the point in spending unnecessary money in making such thin sleeves (which will need the use of a lathe and i suppose 80% of us dont have the priviledge of owning one and in the end these will last three seconds!)

[Edited on 13/6/07 by robertst]

no money spent. i emailed GAZ and they said they would send some in the post for me.

when i get them ill look and see if they are better with or without.

Mine were fom Gaz, got them at a show. Loctited them in. Yes they are thin walled but they won't wear out.

Do not fit the shocks with an undersize bolt!! The bushes in the shock end will eventually hammer themselves to death.

Hi STD bush sizes from GAZ AVO PROTEC are 1/2" or 7/16".

Most locost manufacturers use 1/2" bushing with 12mm bolts and in some cases in the suspension also. (It is worth everyone checking what they have)

Other manufacturers such as westfield use 7/16" for both dampers and suspension.

cheers matt

[Edited on 14/6/07 by procomp]

Some Vauxhall and VW models use a sleeve in the lower suspension arm bushes, if you get stuck try your local dealers?

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Originally posted by richard thomas
Had to sleeve mine too.....

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Why Can't all manufacturers be this supportive.

I called GAZ and they explained that they supply different sizes and are sending some 12mm to me free of charge.

Absolutely spot on! A++++ for GAZ

Dave Bailey

me too. i called ( although they said i was the first to ask for some - which i doubt ) and they sent them the very next day!

They supplied mine free of charge too, can't find fault with that.