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car is bouncy in the front,will adding oil to the shocks help or do they need to be replaced.78mg.cheers /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/canpatriot.GIF
 
Adding minerail oil could solve problem.
 
I dunno - I always use clear mineral oil.

I would think that whatever you use, if you don't know what's in them now...probably a good idea to pull them, remove the valve, drain, clean & then refill.
 
If that fails send em to PeterC.
 
Nothing ventured, nothing gained! Mineral oil is CHEAP and it'll tell ya if you need to replace/rebuild or just top 'em up now and again. Mineral oil will not deteriorate the seals. Petrochemical products may. Just a thought.
 
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thanks tony,but is it allright to add hydraulic jack fluid.i read this in a magazine.cheers

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No you should get some Motorcycle fork oil to top them up.---Fwiw===Keoke
 
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No you should get some Motorcycle fork oil to top them up.---Fwiw===Keoke

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hehehehehe....what did Shakespear say? "Toil, toil, cauldron bubble......."
 
...wonder if anyone ever bothered to READ those M/C fork oil (OVERPRICED) containers...
 
"Double, double, toil and trouble.
fire burn and cauldrom bubble."
 
There fer a tick I was worried you didn't have th' quote quite right, Old Man. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
Whew! Had to use valuable brain cells! I can't believe all those years of college, graduate and postgraduate classes went into that - on an British car forum....hehehehe
 
Seems like a bit of anticlimax, don't it?!?


All jokin' abaft: I'll call you t'morrow... just to check up on ya! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
 
...or should I have said "astern" there?!?
 
Nah... just means it hasn't been too many years since you watched Sandra Bullock in "Practicle Magic". hehehehehehe
 
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No you should get some Motorcycle fork oil to top them up.---Fwiw===Keoke

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hehehehehe....what did Shakespear say? "Toil, toil, cauldron bubble......."

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WHO ??. Was he a MG Mechanic too!---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Be careful what you put in your shocks. ONLY use oil with anti-foaming agents. A couple options are 20-weight motorcycle fork oil which is perfectly suited, or you can buy Armstrong shock oil from Moss Motors, which is what I use.

Once you fill the shocks you shouldn't need to do it again for many years. If it leaks out at all, you will either have to continue topping them up or send them in for rebuild. I also recommend Peter Caldwell of NOS Import for replacements / rebuilds.

If the shocks are very low or completely dry, you will have air trapped inside and the shock will not perform optimally. The best thing to do is disconnect or remove the shock and work the arm up and down until the bubbles in the lower chamber have all escaped to the top.
 
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I also recommend Peter Caldwell of NOS Import for replacements / rebuilds.


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er, Steve?? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/hammer.gif

That would be Peter Caldwell of World Wide Auto Parts in Madison, WI. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/angel.gif

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Ed
 
Anyone hear from Peter lately, I wonder how he is doing?

Patrick
 
Spoke with him on phone monday, is a bit busy I think.
 
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