front shocks filler location

[19_again]

The Bentley book shows the filler on the front shocks as being on top, but my shocks only have a fill nut on the front, making it hard t=i fill when installed. They'res a pic on ebay expiring in 30 minutes that looks just like mine. Is that nut in front the actual filler location?

 

[1965_MGB]

The nut is the filler location. It is a 1/4" Whitworth as I recall. I use a syringe to top up the shocks when they need it.

 

[PeterC]

Nineteenagain...
The parts diagrams for the MGB front shocks have always shown the shock as it appeared on the first 600+ cars, or so. Every shock since has had a "turret" or air chamber for expansion of the oil as it heats during use. The filler is indeed 1/4" Whitworth, though a 9/16 SAE will work, unless someone's over tightened it before. A filed-out 13mm works as well. A caution, though, be careful not to over fill the shock. Too much oil negates the air chamber's effectiveness and will cause oil to weep from the shaft seals as the shock heats up in use. I'm attempting to attach a picture of the inside of the turret showing the 2 small holes for air and oil.
A question; why do you feel the need to fill them?

Peter C.

 

[19_again]

I'm not sure they do, I get two totally different actions when pressing and releasing front fender, one's a pretty good and easy flowing return and one's a pretty quick hard bounce back up. My intent was to to check them with respect to fullness and then react accordingly, but a fill point on the front rather than the top did not seem logical.
Thanks Ron and Peter.

 

[PeterC]

Well, since the attachment didn't, you can't see that you can't see inside to tell if it's full. It is not like a differential where you fill until it runs out. There's nothing to see. Essentially, if there is evidence of oil around the shafts, then it has leaked. If is dry there, then it hasn't leaked (yet) or it leaked a long time ago.
You should be able to push down "smartly" and release, and the body should return to ride height or slightly above without continuing to oscillate, or wiggle.