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Re: [TR] Rear Shock Oil alternatives

To: "Dave Connitt" <dconnitt@fuse.net>, "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Rear Shock Oil alternatives
From: terryrs@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:33:07 +0000
Dave Connitt wrote:
> To all, 
> I am at the point on my rebuild that I need to fill up the rear shocks with 
> oil. Does anybody have any experience experimenting with different 
> brands/types/viscosities of oil in the lever shocks on a TR4A? ...Also, how 
>much do I put 
> in each shock? Fill it to the top or what? 

Dave, when I rebuilt my 3A, I tested the shocks, found them fine, and replaced 
the 45 year old fluid with Harley Davidson Hydraulic Fork Oil Type "B."  You 
can buy it from any harley shop in a pint bottle.  It took about half the 
bottle to do the job.  Cost was about $10 as I recall.

Terry Smith '59 TR3A  TS 58667
New Hampshire
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