Reply To: CD/AD type shock absorbers.

[Don]

Thanks Frank, I always assssumed the spring was somehow pinned to the housings at both ends.  So this “feature” kind of works like the electric shift spring/hub clutches, without the electrical/magnetic assistance.  Now I’m wondering what would make the spring “break”, considering it is not pinned to the housings at either end.

I understand now, OMC was trying to compete with the Merc features.  The SS shear pin kind of “deletes” the shear pin function on purpose.  So, I guess if I ever got one of these apart, I would never be able to compress the spring enough to get it back into the housings.