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46coupe |
06-18-2021 @ 5:02 AM
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Hello Tom What is normal in this case? Would it be the amount of resistance like I experienced, or should I be able to work the lever up and down more easily? Also how does a shock like this "freeze"?
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TomO |
06-16-2021 @ 9:10 AM
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That does not sound normal to me.
Tom
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46coupe |
06-15-2021 @ 11:54 AM
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I can barely move the left rear lever arm. That’s the side with the broken link. I haven’t had time to disconnect the link on the passenger side to test that lever shock. It took my weight, 200 lbs, hanging on the lever to get it to move at all. Does that sound about normal since the car is a lot heavier? Possibly the link broke because of age and it just finally failed? I noticed the right rear link has been welded at some point and it had failed at the same location in the link.
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51woodie |
06-15-2021 @ 6:45 AM
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46coupe. Sorry, but I'm a bit confused about the "frozen shock" issue. If the links are disconnected from the shock lever, you should be able to move the arms up and down by hand. Depending on the condition of the shock, and assuming it is not seized, the arm will be easy or stiff to move up and down by hand.
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46coupe |
06-15-2021 @ 5:45 AM
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Another question. The shocks are full of fluid with some seepage around the seals. How does the shock “freeze” up? I’m asking as these are original to the car and now there’s a possibility of buying 1-4 rebuilt ones or having these rebuilt. Thanks for your help.
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46coupe |
06-13-2021 @ 5:50 PM
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I had not thought of a frozen shock. Last week I checked each shock by pushing down on each corner of the car. They seemed ok and the car was level. I put the car on the lift to start trying to find where a certain noise was coming from as mentioned in a previous post. I thought I would test drive the car which I did with no problems. The mysterious noise was still there. Returned to the garage and put the car up on the lift, that's when the link broke. I thought it had caught on something to stretch and break like that. The leaf spring is lower on the left side now and the right side has not come down to match it. BTW when I went to adjust the brakes while the car was lifted the first time, I could not spin the right rear tire completely. It was hitting the bottom part of the shock. Could this shock be frozen and caused the other side to break? When I disconnect the long lever from the link, should I be able to move the lever up and down a little bit at all? If I can't that might answer some of my questions?
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3w2 |
06-12-2021 @ 5:52 PM
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It sounds like there is a cause and effect link between your damaged shock link and the cars list to one side, namely a frozen shock absorber. With a frozen shock, normal road undulations will make quick work of the link and depending in what position the arm on shock froze in, it could cause one side of the car to be higher or lower than the other side until the shock absorber is removed or the arm eventually broken off.
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46coupe |
06-12-2021 @ 1:00 PM
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Thanks Tom After I posted I found the threaded stud on the bottom part of the link. I had initially missed it as it was buried in paint, filler or something else. I figured the brake drum would not be a good idea as it’s cast and could break. I’m helping my wife dog sit this weekend at my son’s house so I’ve had time to think about other ways to level the two sides. I’d thought about doing what you suggested before reading your post. You’ve verified what I thought so now I know it will work.Thanks for your help and again to the other posters for answering the other parts of my questions. Brad
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TomO |
06-12-2021 @ 7:51 AM
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It is not safe to try to jack up the axle by placing the jack under the drum. I would lower the car off of the Quick Jack and just jack up the rear end of the car and place a jack stand on the axle housing near the end that has the broken shock link. Then lower the jack until you can attach the link by bringing the shock arm closer to the axle housing.
Tom
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46coupe |
06-12-2021 @ 4:37 AM
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Thanks to both of you for the website and pics of the parts involved. I'll be contacting Carpenters for the link. My other question is. How do I level the rear axle? It is at about a 20 degree angle right now while the car is on the lift. I tried to jack the left side of the axle up but no good. Would it be safe to put the jack under the drum in order to get the axle level and to attach the link at both ends? My lift is a Quick Jack so the car can only be lifted off the floor a short height.
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