I though that if you had the washer, that the vacuum would tap off the other side of the other side of the wiper motor and to operate it you turned the wiper knob backwards. Have I mis-read something?

The oil that I used was AW-46 hydraulic oil. I am pleased with the resulting action. The car handles very nicely and rides very smooth if the road gets a little rough.

Draft completed and proofed. It has been sent to Kevin and he is going to convert it in to a pdf file and I have asked him to let me know when it is ready.

My car has 4 hoses coming out of the firewall. The vacuum part of the fuel pump is suppose to run the wipers - yes? The antenna would run off of engine vacuum. So one hose in to the valve, and two out to the antenna. Any ideas as to why the forth hose? The cable for the antenna goes through the firewall on the side of the car near the fender mount. It's going to be a while until I'm able to post pictures of the antenna. I am taking my time in getting it apart. DOn't want to mess anything up. I have a few ideas as to what to do with it once I get it apart, it's just getting it apart. So much corrosion. Nasy aluminum. Going to try the home brew mix of ATF and acetone that I saw on the site in another topic, as a penetrant to get it apart.

Thanks BDeb. I will call and let him know. I am trying to get it so the trunk and glove box locks match as I had no keys at for them.

Does anyone know how to remove the lock cylinder(key portion)from the trunk lock? My locksmith has been unable to get it out to sevice it for me. Thanks for the help.

Thanks Howard!

This is for all you electrical aficionados. Is there a difference in the wiring harness between the 22nd and 23rd series with overdrive, other than the difference between R9 and R11? I am new to these cars, but I see none, other than the overdrive. Thanks for your help.

David, it was a lot of work. I might do it again. Only reason I did it was if I had sent them away, between the cost of rebuild and then shipping, it would have eaten most of the money I had set aside to fix what needed to be fixed to have it on the road for this summer. The article is almost done. I need to read through it to possibly make changes. Then I am going to have someone else who has seen the shock, to proof it to see if what I have written makes sense. I will post here again when I have talked to Kevin about putting it in the "How To" section and it is accessable to all.

Thank you all for your input. Please bear with me, then as I go through it and refine it. I will try and make it more of a "How-to" article. I am by no means an expert. I am a licensed millwright with a hydraulic background and when I saw how they worked I figured I could fix them. I made mistakes, and will pass on everything I did. Right and wrong. They are not hard to do, but certain equipment, like a press and possibly a lathe, or access to ones is required. I did take some pictures. Anyway, I will continue with it and will post it as soon as possible.