Only one shock had the plastic and paper inserts between the spring and body/cover, cut some for the second shock out of some plastic bottles.
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admit was real happy with the Mark 1A shock rebuilder.
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A fin on the bottom lets me clamp it in the bench vice to hold it. Turning the long nut on right (the big washer is welded to it) drives the body to the left pushing the rod out/left allowing you to fit a wrench on the jam nut to free/unthread the top clevis. Used a long bolt through the lower eye, stops the shock from turning as you thread the tool's rod in.
Notes; The shock shaft is slotted on the end to keep it from spinning while removing or adjusting the jam nut. The jam nut is directional, one side is bored to shaft size for about 5/16" so it threads on BEYOND the shaft's thread a bit. that side goes on the shaft first.
I swear 5twins fancy/pretty shopmade tools forced me to up my game from my usual crude rough unpainted "home made" tools.
No parts were purchased to build the tool, everything scrounged from bins in the shed of ill repute.
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