[woodiewagon46]

I would suggest purchasing the book by Les Pearson on how the Model A shock is rebuilt, it's available from Model A distributors. I have a fixture that I use to crack open the Model A shock, where the shock bolts down to a 1/2" steel plate and I use a 1 and 1/2" deep socket to open the shock. It takes a 3' breaker bar and sometimes a pipe extension. Model A is different from '32 but there are left side and right side shocks so don't mix them up.