I've hauled many cars and the Rabbit isn't a big deal to haul. I used the tie down brackets on each corner. The oil is leaking out of the bumper shock. At first I though it might be fuel leaking but after looking, it's obvious where it's coming from. I'm just trying to understand why. Unless it was slightly compressed and was pulled out when I tied the car down to the trailer. But how would that cause a leak?
Because the bumper shock is 37 years old, and the Tubes were probably rusted a bit.
If the bumper is compressed, and or pulled out a wee bit, the rusty bits will cause the seal to not sit and leak.
What, when, where and why aren't the issue. It is leaking and it needs to be replaced.
If you look under the rear, there is one tie-down usually on the drivers side near the muffler, and then there are the Hard Body point under the rear valance that are square with holes in them, which is what you are to use as they are on the FRAME of the car, and you risk minimum damage. The Front has 2 towing eyes.
Chalk it up to life lessons learned...."Been there done that, and won't do it again?" as I usually say. Then after a few selective swear words are invoked invoked...well more than a few, as it usually starts "How, can I be so fecking Stupid..." or "What the heck was I thinking...".
One side is pushed in and the other is sticking out. It seems as if all I need to do is loosen the mounting bolts up and straighten it out by hand, but was told the ‘absorbers’ are a one-shot deal. Is that true? I’m not even sure where to find a replacement.
