Shock Adjustment

In the february 1931 service bulltin there is an article about testing and repairing shocks.

There is a lever with a weight that is attached in place of the shock arm.
The lever is long enough that the weight is ahead of the bumper, and from the size of the weight I would think it was more than 5 lbs--maybe 10.

If there is a "free play" of more than 3/4 to 1" at the end of the lever there is air trapped in the working chambers.

It says that with a closed needle valve it should take 15-1/2 seconds for the lever to move 23 degrees of travel in the summer, and58 seconds in freezing temps.

The article also says that the lever should move up much easier than down --actually it says "on the downward stroke where greater shock absorber resistance is required to cushion the recoil of the spring"
 
Kurt,

Thanks, I will look in the service bulletins.
Was it you I spoke with last fall about babbitting bearings?

Steve
 
When the shock is mounted on the car and you take out the filler plug, what do you use as a dipstick to tell if the fluid level is correct? Should it be full-to-overflowing?
 
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