Thanks to whomever suggested using motorcycle shock oil for our
lever-arm shocks. Tintin suddenly began to leak prodigious amounts
of the hydraulic jack oil I had been using. I had to refill the
left front shock about every three days. The bouncing was something
awful. When I ran out of that stuff, I stopped by the local
orthopedist client supply store (motorcycle shop) and picked up a one-quart
bottle of 15-weight motorcycle fork oil. It leaked out after a week.
The next time I filled it, it leaked out after ten days. This time,
it took three weeks.
It appears that the 'seal swellers' in the fork oil are working.
Perhaps I can hold off on buying new shocks a little longer!
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*Philippe Tusler - Mission Viejo, CA | "MILOU" '57 MGA Roadster *
* | "TINTIN" '66 MG/MGB-GT *
*InterNet: Philippe.Tusler@Unisys.Com | N/A '88 ISUZU Trooper*
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