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October 28, 2016 at 4:19 am
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It is possible for the two sections of the shock absorber housing to move apart without the spring being broken, in which case they can often be pressed back together. Proper dimensions can be found in threads here.
People have been known to weld or braze or pin these together when the springs break. In this case one should probably use a brass "shear" pin to protect the drive line.
If you are doing the water pump it’s not much more work to access the shock absorber. But you really don’t even need to take it out. There should be some end play (up and down) I don’t know how much is "normal" but even a few thou should keep things from binding up.