<VV> How to tell if shocks are shot

[Eric S. Eberhard]

Look for the bullet holes :-)

The only "obvious" way is to see if they are leaking.  My 62 Sedan had the 
original (!!) shocks and after driving a few thousand miles a leak 
developed on one front one ... and a few thousand later on a rear one.  I 
did not have any symptoms except oily shocks.

At 11:00 AM 8/3/2004, Kinzelman, Andy wrote:
>Guys,
>This may be a stupid question, but what is the best way to determine if 
>your shocks are wearing out?
>Thanks,
>Andy K.
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