[Shotimes] Tokico Warranty

[Ian Fisher]

<rolling eyes>

Old news! Kevin (Galuska, not Airth) already said
something about his tokicos. ;)

Just busting on you (what are friends for?)

Ian
(This would never fly on TechSHO)

--- Bill Murray <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com> wrote:
> A friend of mine just had his 2 front tokicos
> replaced.  They sent him
> just the inserts which he was able to install into
> the housings.  I
> think there is a large nut that holds the insert
> into the housing.  For
> some reason, I think it is on the shaft side, not
> the bottom side like
> Konis have.  It was a large nut and once it was
> undone, the insert came
> right out.  I too was surprised at this, because I
> had always heard that
> they replaced the entire assembly.  Perhaps this is
> only on newer
> Tokicos?  He got his used, but I don't think they
> were more then 4 years
> old to begin with.
> 
> Bill Murray
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kevin & Cheryl Airth
> [mailto:clubairth@peoplepc.com] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 10:15 AM
> > To: Carl Prochilo; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Tokico Warranty
> > 
> > 
> > Carl:
> >  I did not know you could remove the inserts? I
> have cut a 
> > Tokico completely
> > apart to see how it is made but I had to slice and
> dice the 
> > housing up to
> > get it apart. It looks like the housings are
> welded up after 
> > the inert is
> > put in? Let the list know how to take these apart
> without 
> > damage if you find
> > out!!
> > Thanks!
> > .
> > .
> > .
> > 
> > 
> > > I spoke with Performance Plus today about the
> warranty for my front
> > > struts.  Different from last time where I
> exchanged the entire
> > > strut, this time I'm told that the Tokico's use
> an insert that can
> > > be replaced.  I was probably told this at the
> time (5 years ago) but
> > > the inserts were probably not available so it
> was easier to just
> > > swap the whole strut.
> > >
> > > While the whole strut is not available from
> Tokico (until the end of
> > > June I understand), the inserts are.  I don't
> think my housings are
> > > in bad shape.  Are there any pitfalls to
> replacing the inserts I
> > > should know about?  I've already been warned not
> to damage or chafe
> > > the shaft.
> > > -- 
> > > Cheers,
> > > Carl Prochilo
> > > 1992 Ultra Red Crimson
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