Bump Stop Cup Replacement

Hopper

Hopper

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My front bump stop cups are rusted out. The bump stop tube appears solid. I can push the old rubber stop into it but it isnt going to hold very secure. I did see were you can buy replacement cups but not sure how to get the old ones off and attach the new.
When I pull the rubber stop out of the cup and look in it there is no bolt (maybee rusted out) any write ups on this or info.
 
Hopper said:
Thanks. No bolt in mine must have rusted away. Should I just cut, hammer and pry the old one off being careful not to damage the tube?
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If the bolt rusted away, then the cup would have fallen off. Something is still up there holding the cup in place. You can put a big pliers on the cup and turn it to see what happens.
 
I suggest being very very careful with the tube. I thought mine just had a little surface rust and when I went to loosed the bolt on the cup it twisted the tube off. Now I have a much larger problem.
 
Mikey89 said:
I suggest being very very careful with the tube. I thought mine just had a little surface rust and when I went to loosed the bolt on the cup it twisted the tube off. Now I have a much larger problem.
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if you were able to twist the tube off that easily you unfortunately already had a much larger problem, you just didn't know it. Those tubes are solid as a rock when not rusted.

I'd take some time to go over every inch of the frame under these circumstances because despite its appearance it may be a safety issue if certain parts of the frame are in similar condition to that tube...
 
Westtown Willy said:
if you were able to twist the tube off that easily you unfortunately already had a much larger problem, you just didn't know it. Those tubes are solid as a rock when not rusted.

I'd take some time to go over every inch of the frame under these circumstances because despite its appearance it may be a safety issue if certain parts of the frame are in similar condition to that tube...
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I will not go as far as to say it was unexpected, just more so hoped it didn't happen like I kind of expected it to. Since I was installing a new lift myself I have looked over different things and tapped on some parts with a hammer to make sure there are no more problems.
 
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