Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost

Posted by BH On 2014/1/7 15:43:36

I'll be darned! My dad had a tool for installing those RUB-R-RIDE parts - still in the original box with same brand name. Dunno whether that tool wound up in the attic with other obsolete tools or is still in his old tool chest that we brought back home from work after he retired.

I had never seen the actual rubber parts before, but suspect that they must have been fairly popular, at one time, for my dad to have (and have kept) that tool. IIRC, they were intended to help raise a sagging supension and/or firm up the ride.

I've seen similar rubber pieces from other suppliers that required no such special tool, but they weren't nearly as stout as these. I've also seen some cast metal units that you twist in between the coils (with a wrench or square drive), but seem to recall those walking around, if not comepletely falling out, if the ride was rough enough.