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tudor87 · 10-31-2013, 09:12 PM

I am pretty technically competent and want to try to rebuild my model A shocks. What manual or web site has the best printed directions on the subject? Thanks for the help. Gary

Kurt in NJ · 10-31-2013, 09:24 PM

Have you looked in the Ford service bulletins?

huddy · 10-31-2013, 10:06 PM

Diablo As have a good video on this (available from the usual suspects) which has nearly served to convince me I want no part of doing this. (Maybe it was the part about cooking them for four hours in a charcoal BBQ). They look like a real SOB to disassemble.

Also if you do a search on this forum you'll learn a ton about shocks. The part that concerns me is the high probability that after all that effort to get them apart, they will not be rebuildable. There's also the possibility that welding & machining will be required to get the fixed vanes set up right. Probably I'm going to send 6-8 of them to an expert and see if he can produce a set of 4 rebuilt ones in return.

Mike V. Florida · 11-01-2013, 12:13 AM

Here is some info on rebuilding shocks;

http://www.geocities.ws/MotorCity/Garage/1205/hreb.html

mhsprecher · 11-01-2013, 02:31 PM

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Les Andrews book Vol. 1 has a section on rebuilding shocks, too. It sounds a bit daunting to me.

10-31-2013, 09:12 PM	#1
tudor87 Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Reform Alabama Posts: 60	Rebuilding Shocks I am pretty technically competent and want to try to rebuild my model A shocks. What manual or web site has the best printed directions on the subject? Thanks for the help. Gary

10-31-2013, 09:24 PM	#2
Kurt in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: on the Littlefield Posts: 6,156	Re: Rebuilding Shocks Have you looked in the Ford service bulletins?

10-31-2013, 10:06 PM	#3
huddy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Central NY & Central CA Posts: 316	Re: Rebuilding Shocks Diablo As have a good video on this (available from the usual suspects) which has nearly served to convince me I want no part of doing this. (Maybe it was the part about cooking them for four hours in a charcoal BBQ). They look like a real SOB to disassemble. Also if you do a search on this forum you'll learn a ton about shocks. The part that concerns me is the high probability that after all that effort to get them apart, they will not be rebuildable. There's also the possibility that welding & machining will be required to get the fixed vanes set up right. Probably I'm going to send 6-8 of them to an expert and see if he can produce a set of 4 rebuilt ones in return. __________________ Owning an antique car is "start fixing one thing, find four other things that need fixing." Lather, rinse, repeat.

11-01-2013, 12:13 AM	#4
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Rebuilding Shocks Here is some info on rebuilding shocks; http://www.geocities.ws/MotorCity/Garage/1205/hreb.html __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

11-01-2013, 02:31 PM	#5
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,817	Re: Rebuilding Shocks Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Les Andrews book Vol. 1 has a section on rebuilding shocks, too. It sounds a bit daunting to me.