Re: shocks

Posted by Bill U on September 11, 1998 at 07:49:40

In Reply to: Re: shocks
posted by Bill U on September 11, 1998 at 05:52:02

: : I'm re-working the shocks on my '29 phaeton. What kind of fluid should I put in them? On the inner screw-in assembly that supports the shaft and pistons, where should the holewith the small check valve be, or does it matter?. Is there a site on the net with a blow-up of a shock?
: : Thanks
: : Dan

: The small hole should be at about "5 o'clock or 7 o'clock" depending on whether the shock is AC or CW. The notch for the arm will be on the same side as the check valve. There are several exploded views of shcoks in old Restoreres or Model A News. If you can't find one, e-mail me and I will try to scan on in for you.

Oh yea, I usually use hydrolic fluid (about 20w) in a really good, tight shock. If it has a lot of wear, I sometimes go to 90w gear lube. If you need some really good needle valves, I have them with neoprene seals (square pointers) rather than packing which do not leak at all if installed properly for $22.50 for four ppd. Also have shock parts and seals.




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