Re: 1934 shock links
Posted by Ozstatman On 2009/4/9 17:03:48
Since my previous post I've been corresponding with Terry (Traumjaegercat) by email concerning the shock links and associated hardware. Reproduced below are edited copies of his last email and my reply thereto together with his pic's and a few from me.
Terry's email:
When I took the shocks off I didn't take any pictures of the links but I did make some sketches of them.......plus the shocks which I did take photos of........it's ok to put them on the website. Anything to help other folk get over their problems etc. This problem even had Dave Czirr (Owen_Dyneto) guessing.
My reply:
Looking at your pics and drawings some queries come to mind, and I'll also present these on PackardInfo for comment, they are:
1) The centre to centre measurements on your shock links are 7" for the fronts and 8" for the rears while Wades shock links are shorter in the rear than the front by about 1/2". Sorry I didn't measure this dimension on Wades links when I did jot down a few measurements. I'll take more measurements after Easter to try and enlighten the situation
2) The pic you have of your shock would appear to be for a rear shock, is that correct? I base this on my observations of Wades shocks which have a basically straight arm for the front and a bent arm for the rears.
3) If it's a front we're probably "stuffed", to coin a phrase, but if it's rear there also could be a problem.
4) Wades rears, while having a bent arm, also have a kink in the arm just before the mounting to the shock link.
5) Are your shocks the correct ones for your car? The experts on Packardinfo should be able to help here.
6) And are 1101 shocks(Wades) and 1103 shocks(Yours) the same?
Sorry I don't have better pic's of Wades shocks and shock arms but I was concentrating on the shock links at the time.
I will take pic's of Wades shocks and shock arms after Easter.
EDIT - By clicking on a pic a larger version will load in a new window making it easier to view or read the drawings. Has to be done for each pic individually and you'll need to close each new window opened.
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Terry's email:
When I took the shocks off I didn't take any pictures of the links but I did make some sketches of them.......plus the shocks which I did take photos of........it's ok to put them on the website. Anything to help other folk get over their problems etc. This problem even had Dave Czirr (Owen_Dyneto) guessing.
My reply:
Looking at your pics and drawings some queries come to mind, and I'll also present these on PackardInfo for comment, they are:
1) The centre to centre measurements on your shock links are 7" for the fronts and 8" for the rears while Wades shock links are shorter in the rear than the front by about 1/2". Sorry I didn't measure this dimension on Wades links when I did jot down a few measurements. I'll take more measurements after Easter to try and enlighten the situation
2) The pic you have of your shock would appear to be for a rear shock, is that correct? I base this on my observations of Wades shocks which have a basically straight arm for the front and a bent arm for the rears.
3) If it's a front we're probably "stuffed", to coin a phrase, but if it's rear there also could be a problem.
4) Wades rears, while having a bent arm, also have a kink in the arm just before the mounting to the shock link.
5) Are your shocks the correct ones for your car? The experts on Packardinfo should be able to help here.
6) And are 1101 shocks(Wades) and 1103 shocks(Yours) the same?
Sorry I don't have better pic's of Wades shocks and shock arms but I was concentrating on the shock links at the time.
I will take pic's of Wades shocks and shock arms after Easter.
EDIT - By clicking on a pic a larger version will load in a new window making it easier to view or read the drawings. Has to be done for each pic individually and you'll need to close each new window opened.
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