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Joe,

When filling the shocks with oil, use a small plastic bottle with a tapered nozzle like those for lead replacement additives. Just did the shocks on my '50 using this method and with careful, gentle squeezing didn't spill a drop. The bottle I used has a 50ml(1.7 fl ozs) capacity.

Resurrecting this old post to address a similar problem. I'm simply trying to determine the fluid level in the front shocks of my 1940 160 Super Eight Club Sedan and add fluid if necessary. I'm having the same trouble noted in post #25 of this string where the original poster noted that the fill screw butts up against the splash pans when trying to remove them. I didn't see how he got around that problem.

1) Must I remove the splash pans to get the fill screws out? Seems like a lot of work for a simple maintenance procedure.
2) Do the splash pan bump outs from the engine bay that protrude into the wheel well come off the splash pans so that I can just take them off and gain better access to the fill screws? I can't tell if they are spot welded to the splash pans or just pinched/pressed/rusted together. Just removing the bump out would seem a lot less complicated.
3) I have enough room to get an open end wrench onto the fill screw heads and managed to get the left one loose but don't have enough clearance to fully remove it. The right side was already rounded off so I will need more height room to get a grip on the head for removal. I have no choice but to remove the bump out or full splash panel for that one. How much of a PITA is removing and reinstalling those panels. I don't have an extra set of hands very often and it looks like a 2 person job.

A tip on filling shocks. Found on the AACA Forums

Animal feeding syringes in various sizes from the pet store work well to fill shocks, steering boxes, and other small voids. Those with curved tips are especially useful for filling shocks.