Leaking and poorly functioning shocks have forced me to start rebuilding my houdailles. My front two are done, ( no leaking), and am glad I don't do this for a living. The back two are a different story. These were rebuilt approx 5 years ago by someone here in Southern California, and don't know any more details than that. One of the wing shafts I think is a repro, it has NO port holes drilled to the adjustment valve chamber. The other has the port holes, but is filled with a resin compound. This obviously renders the adjustment valve usless. Can someone explain what the point of this is? Or was this just a quick and dirty practice for rebuilding shocks?
Shocking shocks
- Thread starter Randy308
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Mike V. Florida
Well-known member
I think you answered your own question.
Richard Lorenz
Senior Member
Some shocks are worn so much that you would need to have the needle closed anyway. Some worn shocks need real 600 weight oil to function properly.