A few days ago I tried one more time to open the last shock. I heaved on the wrench so hard that part of the shock housing cracked. Oh well…
Then I tried to straighten one of the shock arms that was badly bent. In my press, I got it bent back to almost its original shape, and it cracked. At least the other three arms are fine…
I also cleaned a few remaining bits of the shock links. Now I can but all the shock stuff back up in the attic for another year or two.