| To: | <jluke@unm.edu> |
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| Subject: | RE: shock oil |
| From: | "Jack Brooks" <brooks@belcotech.com> |
| Date: | Fri, 14 May 1999 07:59:20 -0400charset="iso-8859-1" |
| Cc: | "Triumph List" <Triumphs@autox.team.net> |
| Importance: | Normal |
Jim, > The black junk in the shocks smells like hydraulic oil. Others also > recommended motorcycle fork oil. Only one person mentioned a viscosity, > 20 wt. I will probably try that. I put 20wt Motorcycle Fork oil in my TR3A lever shocks. After two years, I believe it is a little light and will be switching to 30wt sometime this summer. BTW - IMHO, regular motor oil has the potential to eat the shock seals. Regards, Jack Brooks 1960 TR3A 1974 Norton 850 Commando Hillsdale, NJ My car show: http://pages.hotbot.com/family/triumph |
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