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Subject: [Spridgets] Filling rear shocks
From: stargazer1 at cox.net (David Ambrose)
Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:28:05 -0700
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On 7/29/2011 6:43 PM, CosmicMag1380 wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 9:11 PM, David Ambrose<stargazer1 at cox.net>  wrote:
> Are there fill plugs in the rear deck for the shocks on a '70 midget?
> The Haynes manual is silent on this particular point. The DPO glued
> the carpeting back there, an I don't want to pull it up unless there
> are fill ports available.
> -----------------------------------
> Short answer, no. You do better by removing them to drain and fill.
> Might as well just get some Peter C. rebuilts if you're gonna pull
> them!
Thanks. I was hoping for a couple of body plugs like the MGB has. We'll 
remove the shocks and refill them after I get back from Toronto.I'm 
going to assume that after 40 years that draining and refilling with 
fresh oil would be a good thing.

Cheers,
Dave Ambrose

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