Another, easier, way is to fill it however you've been doing it, screw the
damper rod cap on and push up on the piston all the way......... what ever
comes out of the breather hole (and hits you in the eye) wasn't supposed to
be there anyway. If you want you can unscrew the cap and see what's left
and that should be your refill level in the future. SUs don't have the
needle o-ring ala ZS.
G'luck Peter C
At 01:32 PM 3/14/99 , Dave Massey wrote:
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> Randall Young writes:
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>>The way to stop it is to quit overfilling them !
>>The correct level is down about 2 1/8" from the top of the chamber. If
>>you look carefully, there is a step inside the inner piston at this
>>point. Any oil above that step does no good, and is eventually going to
>>find it's way through the vent into the engine.
>
>>Randall
>
>The best way to tell if you need oil in the dashpots is to remove the
>air cleaner and lift up on the piston. If there is resistance to the
>upward movement then you have enough oil. If they move up with no
>resistance then add oil. I think you will find that you get along
>just fine with a lot less oil than you thought you could.
>
>Dave Massey
>St. Louis, MO USA
>
>57 TR3
>71 TR6
>80 TR8
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