Anyone here with experience on Houdaille Shocks? Looking at them, there are people that advertise that they are disassembled and rebuilt. I don't see how they come apart??? How do you tell they need rebuilt? Need some input on these......
This is who I know of. You may need to ask Tom Shaughnessy to confirm. https://www.applehydraulicsonline.com/products/1960-ferrari-250?variant=16393546433
I used Dan at: Houdaille Shocks ? Shock Restoration ? Professional Quality, Professional Service, Professional Results ? Guaranteed for the shocks rebuild on the blue car, they work perfectly now. Best regards, Robert
I used Dan as well. He did a great job. To disassemble you have to unscrew the round body off the part that mounts to the frame. If they are bad like the ones I had you could freely move the arm up and down. Check the oil level, if the oil has leaked out it indicates the seals are bad and they need to be rebuild. If the arm does not move or binds it indicates their may be rust or other issues in the body and they should be rebuilt. If the arm moves freely but with significant resistance there is a chance you can use them as is. However the seals will be old so there is good chance they will start leaking after a bit of use. There are manuals on line on how to rebuild them. You can find them by looking up early Ford shocks. To do it properly you will have to make a lot of special tooling. Cheers Jim
Thanks for the input on this....will have to take a close look at mine as i for the life of me not figure out how they come apart! Also will contact Dan for rebuilding. Thanks again for your help