Dust shield rubbing?

[RANGermanGuy]

I noticed the dust shield is rubbing on my rear shock. What could be causing this?

 

[sgtsandman]

Your theory is the one I would go with.

 

[Uncle Gump]

Well... a bent shock would do it. but that woud most likely cause a performance issue also... and fluid leakage.

It could also be a bent or mis-aligned dust cover. If it isn't leaking... try tweaking the dust cover a bit to clear the shock body.

 

[Uncle Gump]

You can also cut off the metal dust cover and install a rubber shock boot.

 

[4x4prepper]

Upper rubber might be compressed too much and squished out. Maybe remove the top mount and place a 3/8 washer behind and put the shock back on, that might be enough to give it a small alignment.