Re: Henry's 37 Limousine

Posted by HH56 On 2017/2/28 16:34:15

Probably there is a special tool so my method is admittedly crude but I had an old shock that was frozen and had nothing to lose.

Not sure how yours bolt to the car but the 47 type has holes for bolts into the frame. Anyway, bolted the shock to a 2x6 that was long enough to stand on. After a good dosing of penetrating fluid over a few days, put the board on the ground, stood on it and then used a pipe wrench on the end caps. If you don't weigh enough to keep the board flat and stationary you could also drive a tire onto it. The caps came off but one was under the arm so that was a bit more of a challenge. I think I turned the shock upside down and rebolted. It rocked a bit since there was no flat mounting area but was still able to access that cap under the arm. Unfortunately the innards were rusted solid so was a no go on a repair or a core.