Mark Stahlke wrote:
>
> Hi,
> My 71 TR6 is getting a little "springy" in the rear. It looks like the
> shocks may have been leaking a little. Does anyone know how to change the oil
> in the rear lever arm shocks on a TR6?
> How do you drain the oil?
> How much of what kind of oil do you put in?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
I used the Armstrong Lever Shock fluid sold by Moss & others. I merely
removed the fill plug on top (took shocks off of car first) and inverted
the shock to drain the oil, pumping the lever arm a number of times.
Then, refill to bottom of threads in the fill hole, and reinstall
threaded plug.
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Martin Libhart
1972 TR6 (driver)
1970 Spitfire Mk.3 (under the knife)
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