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RE: Rear Shock Absorbers

To: "'R. John Lye'" <rjl6n@virginia.edu>,
Subject: RE: Rear Shock Absorbers
From: "Will, Dale" <dwill@consrv.ca.gov>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:43:08 -0700
My issue with rear shocks has always been how to keep the darn mounting
bolts tight.  Once they loosen a little, the mounting bosses in the shocks
go oval, and then no amount of torque will hold the shocks still.   Am I the
only one dealing with this?   Dale  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: R. John Lye [SMTP:rjl6n@virginia.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 6:07 AM
> To:   Richard Taylor; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject:      Re: Rear Shock Absorbers
> 
> At 12:33 PM 9/16/98 -0400, Richard Taylor wrote:
> >Amici,
> >I'll bet there are just about as many ointments and snake oils being put
> >into rear shocks as there are members.  Let me start a poll here for an
> >agenda of juices. 
> 
> OK, here's mine.  I'm currently using a mix of the original oil
> with some added STP.  As I recall, its about 3 tablespoons or so
> per shock.  I poured the oil out of both shocks, mixed in the STP
> and added it back to the shocks and bench tested the increase in
> resistance with the shock mounted in a vise.  I then repeated the
> process until I was happy with the increased stiffness.
> 
> John Lye
> rjl6n@Virginia.edu

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