I'm coming to the end of 'phase' one on "CD" (JJ:-) but after an 8 hour day had to stop before I could get her back on the ground. While it was up in the air I greased all the grease points, checked the differential (not going to change the fluid till I drop the IRS next time).
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| "CD" getting her tail end checked out ;-) |
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| Installing the springs on the new shocks, this car has 4 shocks on the rear suspension. |
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| A couple of the old shocks, if you look closely you can see how they are oil stained from leaking |
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| Nice clean new shock on the bottom, they all have a spring on them and have to be carefully removed since they have a lot of 'kinetic' energy. |
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| This caliper was problematic when I started to bleed the brakes, it wouldn't bleed! I checked down stream and there was fluid there so I took out the bleed valve, still no flow, turns out the 'bb' was stuck and after some probing with a pick was able to get it to work and completed the process of bleeding the brakes. |
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| Brake reservoirs filled up and wired up. |
Got the rear wheels on and tightened up the shock mounts, noticed when putting the wheels back on that the bump stops are very close to the new tires. Will have to check to make sure they don't rub when the car is on the ground.
Well, Jan say's dinners ready....
"That's All Folks"
Cheers,
Lynn
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Isn't that a lot of work to install the rear shocks on the springs? I've never done that and while my car seems to have an okay rear suspension, I do not have the proper spring compressor, etc., to check and change out the rear shocks.
ReplyDeleteLooking really good, Lynn. This car is going to love you forever.
Hi Drew,
ReplyDeleteIt's a tedious task because the spring compressor I use has 'U' bolts that have too be 'worked' into position and it takes a bit of finagling to get them in place. That being said they are safer than the other kind that just clamp over the edge of the spring. The hardest part was getting the nut on the top bolt of the rear shock, had to wrap tape around the nut so it was held in the long box ended wrench then try to turn the bolt with the other hand while laying on one's back-good thing I have long arms ;-) Let me know when you want to borrow them, I can get them in a box really quickly.
Thanks for the kind words and thoughts.
Cheers,
Lynn
I was thinking how much safer those compressors were with the U bolts. And that is a very cute rear end on CD. ;-)
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