[TR] TR3 Rear Shock Absorbers

[Jim Bauder]

Todd,

When I restored my '58 TR3 (sold in 2003) I sent my shocks to Apple Hydraulics
for a rebuild. They did an excellent job, I asked that they not paint them and
they sent them with a bead blasted finish, replaced the hardware and reinstalled
them. Worked great!

Of course NFI, just a satisfied customer!

Jim
Jim Bauder
480-309-9525
'68 TR250 CD47L
Scottsdale, AZ




-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Todd Richmond
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2009 12:05 PM
To: TR List
Subject: [TR] TR3 Rear Shock Absorbers

Well, while the engine parts are all off getting machined, I thought I would
start looking at something else to hold me over till the parts come back.

To that end, my 15 year-old son and I (read the blind leading the blind) started
removing the rusted rear shock absorbers from the frame this morning.  After a
lot of work and elbow grease, and eventually having to cut through the mounting
bolts, we have the first one off.  

So now, my question is, are there rebuild kits for these things? (I haven't been
able to find any yet).  I've noticed that you can have them rebuilt and send in
the cores, but there doesn't seem to be any rebuild kits that I can find.  Is
rebuilding them yourself not an option?

Also, what is the consensus on gas shock conversion kits?  Are these worthwhile,
or too much of a headache?  I'm tempted to just refill the lever shocks with oil
and see if that works well enough, but how do you test if these things are
working without actually driving around on them?

Thanks,

Todd Richmond
Fort Collins, Colorado
1959 TR3A TS54425L
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