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I think that I asked this before but can anyone help me with the front shocks? You can push on the front bumper with one hand and it bounces up and down easily. I put some fluid in the shock refill nut. Didn't take much. What allows it to bounce so easy? Thanks, Jerry. P.S. no leaks under shocks.
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I had my front lever shocks rebuilt by World Wide Auto Parts, https://www.nosimport.com . They rebuild shocks better than new.
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I had my front lever shocks rebuilt by World Wide Auto Parts, https://www.nosimport.com . They rebuild shocks better than new.
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Me too...and am glad I did...great people to deal with /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
If you push down and the car moves up and down easily, it could be weak springs too...but irratic movement in the shocks, or a lot of bounce are signs of bad shocks.
Chances are if you noticed wheel bounce on rough pavement, or washboard ride on dips and bumps, and you think your shocks are bad, $150 with WorldWide will be money well spent.
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I had my front lever shocks rebuilt by World Wide Auto Parts, https://www.nosimport.com . They rebuild shocks better than new.
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Me too...and am glad I did...great people to deal with /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
If you push down and the car moves up and down easily, it could be weak springs too...but irratic movement in the shocks, or a lot of bounce are signs of bad shocks.
Chances are if you noticed wheel bounce on rough pavement, or washboard ride on dips and bumps, and you think your shocks are bad, $150 with WorldWide will be money well spent.
Bruce /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif
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Be sure that you are using the correct lever-shock oil (available from Moss and others).
If it hasn't been changed in a long time, I'd cycle the shock up and down with the side
cover off (I think it has about 6 ot 8 screws holding it on...not sure), and get all the old
oil out of there. You may also wish to remove
the large top nut (where the shock valve is located) and clean that out too.
A lot of folks use a hypodermic-type pump (or even a turky-baster) to re-fill the shocks.
Be sure you are filling it through the correct fill-hole (basically just a small screw you remove
....I'm unsure of the fill-hole location on that shock).
All told, if you fully drain the shock, it may take a 1/2 pint or so. New oil mades a huge
improvement on our street Sprite (our racer has tube-shocks).
If it hasn't been changed in a long time, I'd cycle the shock up and down with the side
cover off (I think it has about 6 ot 8 screws holding it on...not sure), and get all the old
oil out of there. You may also wish to remove
the large top nut (where the shock valve is located) and clean that out too.
A lot of folks use a hypodermic-type pump (or even a turky-baster) to re-fill the shocks.
Be sure you are filling it through the correct fill-hole (basically just a small screw you remove
....I'm unsure of the fill-hole location on that shock).
All told, if you fully drain the shock, it may take a 1/2 pint or so. New oil mades a huge
improvement on our street Sprite (our racer has tube-shocks).
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His previous post said he toped them off with gear lube see: https://www.britishcarforum.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=UBB4&Number=65160&Forum=,All_Forums,&Words=&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Main=65160&Search=true&where=&Name=2328&daterange=&newerval=&newertype=&olderval=&oldertype=&bodyprev=#Post65160
Shocks are hydraulic and need hydraulic fluid or oil without the additives or properties of gear lube. I am no expert on this but I know you shouldn't use this type of oil in a shock. If I am not mistaken it can ruin the seals etc and cause big problems.
Bob
Shocks are hydraulic and need hydraulic fluid or oil without the additives or properties of gear lube. I am no expert on this but I know you shouldn't use this type of oil in a shock. If I am not mistaken it can ruin the seals etc and cause big problems.
Bob