Recent content by DaveK

Does anyone have a picture of a clap that is painted the correct color?

Anyone know anyone near Jacksonville North Carolina who can rebuild a Model A engine? Thanks, Dave

Are U-bolts supposed to be tight up against spring? Mine is not up against spring there is a gap between the bottom plate and spring but the ubolts are tight

mitch I was just joking political left/right :-)

Bolt appears to be centered

Mitch I lean right not left :-)

1930 Model A sport coupe early model. when looking at back of car car leans to left (drivers side) I thought that it might be a bad shock so I disconnected both rear shocks and car still leans. I put it up on jack stands and looked underneath but can't see anything wrong so now I'm stuck and...

Thanks the pic does help but I was worried that there was a right and wrong way to put the shaft back in. Can you get it 180 deg wrong? Dave

So I was impatiant and disassembled my Houlidine shock before everyone gave me good advice. Problem is I did not mark how I took it apart. Is there a way to reassmble this shock correctly? Dave

Are you getting spark to all the cylinders? Use a screwdiver to ground out each plug one at a time if no change is heard when grounding the plug out then that cylider is not firing.

Thanks for all the input. The shock has been sitting on my bench full of WD40 for about three weeks. I borrowed an impact wrench and tightened then loosened 3 times on the 3rd time of loosening the inner nut it spun free. DaveK

I am trying to take apart one of my shocks so I can rebuild it. The problem is the inner cap will not budge! I bent a Craftsman 3/8 breaker bar trying to unscrew it. What am I doing wrong? Dave

Ok I'm taking shock apar. There are two pins that need to be punched out, one came out pretty easy the other is stuck. How much force can I use to get the pin out? I'm leary to hit it to hard and damage it. Dave

I just got a 1930 sport coupe and the drivers side rear shock is bad. I pulled the shock and it is still full of oil but the arm moves back and forth with no resistance. Can anyone tell me what might be wrong with it and can it be fixed? It is a Houlidine shock Thanks, Dave