Houdille Shock Help?... DIY

[1938 Coupe]

Thanks for all the great advice.....Bought a pickle fork at good old Harbor Freight for $9 and after a few hard smacks...wah laaaaaa!

[JM 35 Sedan]

Originally Posted by 1938 Coupe

Thanks for all the great advice.....Bought a pickle fork at good old Harbor Freight for $9 and after a few hard smacks...wah laaaaaa!

A pickle fork will do the job, but after destroying some good reusable links and steering rod ends, I stopped using those. I use the two piece, riveted together dog bone shock links on my '35's and rebuild those with new rubber balls. I even messed up a couple of those once with a pickle fork, but not any more.

[1938 Coupe]

Originally Posted by JM 35 Sedan

A pickle fork will do the job, but after destroying some good reusable links and steering rod ends, I stopped using those. I use the two piece, riveted together dog bone shock links on my '35's and rebuild those with new rubber balls. I even messed up a couple of those once with a pickle fork, but not any more.

Thank you for that great advice. I did mess up on one of the links, but I planed on replacing them anyhow.