The groudhog saw his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter, so I decided to jack up the B for a little front end work. I have new steering rack gaitors to put on. I am sure that one of my shocks is shot and am considering replacing the bushings while I am under there and have things apart. When I got a good look a things, they all seem to be pretty solid, but I am afraid that some of that firmness might be from the grease and grime that has covered everything from the crossmember to the brake calipers, which is largely coated with orange body paint. I have worn out quite a few wire brush attachments to my Dremmil tool dealing with the orange paint everywhere.
My concern is how to deal with the gunk on the suspension parts and how to tell what else needs replaced...I really don't want to get into a major rebuild if the kingpins are in good shape, but I'm not really experienced enough to know how to tell.
Also, a while back here there was a thread about a good place to send the shocks (they are the original Armstrongs)to have them rebuilt and returned, but I can't seem to find it.
Any words of wisdom will be greatly appreciated.
Bruce
My concern is how to deal with the gunk on the suspension parts and how to tell what else needs replaced...I really don't want to get into a major rebuild if the kingpins are in good shape, but I'm not really experienced enough to know how to tell.
Also, a while back here there was a thread about a good place to send the shocks (they are the original Armstrongs)to have them rebuilt and returned, but I can't seem to find it.
Any words of wisdom will be greatly appreciated.
Bruce