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What can I expect as far as knee action ,car has been setting since 1966 ,will knee action need to be rebuilt ? car profile is not sagging,what can I expect when I drive this rig with bad knee action ? cost to repair ? procedure ?? etc ..spencer Big pine.

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The big problem is leakage. By the time the cars were 10years old many were worn-out due to be driven with no fluid in the knees.
If it was mine Iwould fill the knee-actions with the cheapest automatic trans. fluid I can find and see what happens. Each unit holds about 2 quarts.

If you wish I can send you an article about sealing the units and how to judge if they can be saved.

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Yes, thanks more info the better...sc wish they had a photo attach option on VCCA.

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There is a photo attach option. For instructions see the FAQ & Help section (tool bar above).

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The directions in the FAQ are pretty complicated if one's not a techy & comfortable with coding. The easy way:

1: Place your photo(s) on a hosting site such as photobucket.

2: Once you photo is on the hosting site right click on the address bar of the photo and select "copy".

3: Return to Chat and go to the place you want the photo to be in your post.

4: At the top of the text box click on the fourth icon from the left, the one that looks like rectangle with a pink triangle & two blue dots.

5: A small menu will appear asking you where you want the photo to appear. Select one of the options.

6: A small window will open with "http://" highlighted. Right click on the highlighted text and click "paste". The URL you copied in step 2 will appear in the window. Click OK. The code will appear in your post.

7: Click preview to make sure everything is right then click submit. The result will look something like this below.

[Linked Image from i47.photobucket.com]

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Great looking coupe.I will set up a photo site ..been used to Ford barn, photos there are a snap..sc

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Apple Hydraulics will rebuild them for $500-$600 each. The shocks on my 38 MD leaked like a reamed out sieve. I have not got around to rebuilding them yet.


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