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Don't mean to step on anyone's toes with this new
thread about lever shocks. I hope I am sharing some
knowledge I gained from trying to get my dead TR in order.

Rememberm Tinster knows just about zip when it comes to
do-it-yourself auto repairs. There must be other estupidos like me. I hope my attached how-to photo is actually
attached. I will web post the entire removal and repair procedure later this week.

Thanks to the generous folks on this forum, I was able to
refurbish my shocks and I now know they must have oil added
on a regular basis--plus I can adjust the harshness of the ride. So for you experts, I apologize if I just wasted forum space. I kinda proud of this small thing. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/troll.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/troll.gif
 

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Dale,
I think you are in trouble. Posting pictures of oil dripping into a shock absorber is a true sign of an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. G_D help you. And welcome to the club!


Bill
 
Tinster, I took the Apple Hydraulics way out, so I applaud your learning efforts. But, wouldn't the shocks fill faster if there was just a little air space allowed around the funnel to allow the air to escape and fluid to take it's place?

When you have someone ask a question like that, you know they have reached way beyond the heretofore discussed OCD. Sorry, I'm hooked.
 
Brosky- Yupper, the funnel must be on an angle off vertical to allow oil in - air out. The shock was 100% filled so I could take a photo that showed concept as well as the color of the replacement oil. (staged photo, you caught me !!)

After the photo, I dumped out some oil so there is an air pocket to permit compression within the closed system; ie shock absorption.
 
Thanks, Tinster, you did a great service just letting a lot of people know they need to check the levels in their shocks, and now how to do it. Wayne
 
Like many other filling jobs on these cars, I've often used a small, inexpensive pump oiler to fill shocks, the kind with the longish, flexible spout that you can actually bend to fit.

I will say that, on one occasion, I found myself helping a friend refill front shocks on his MGA. I brought over a "squeeze" bottle of shock fluid from a major West Coast parts supplier. Great, except that there was no way I could angle that bottle in such a way as to get anywhere near the filler. Thankfully I'd been to McDonald's earlier that day and still had the drink cup and straw. That straw came in handy.... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
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