On Wed, 21 Oct 1998 17:21:53 -0500 Mark Endicott <endicott@nashville.com>
writes:
>Andrew Griffith wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone ever attempted to improve their road handling ability by
>going to
>> a thicker oil in the front shocks?
>> My front-end was very bouncy... it was like the shocks weren't even
>there
>> much less working. So, I pulled the shocks off and discovered that I
>was a
>> little short on oil, only about half full of very gray oil. I looked
>over
>> the used oil closely and since I didn't see any sizeable aluminum
>particles
>> I figured I'd just clean them up and see how they'd work before I
>replaced
>> them, as you all know they are not cheap to come by.
>> I pumped a lot of brake cleaner through them and when dry I gave
>them a good
>> shaking to try to gauge the piston slop, didn't hear much. I was
>able to
>> find some buna-s o-ring seals that fit and now I'm ready for oil...
>any
>> suggestions?
>> A friend on mine said he used SAE 20W-50 engine oil in his Midget,
>but it
>> was creamed by a drunk before it ever saw the road.
>> Could the internal friction of the shock actually heat the oil to
>the point
>> where it would start to thicken?
>>
>> -Drew
>> '62MKII
>
>Drew:
>
>At the risk of being a nonconformist I put Red Line Synthetic 30 WT
>Motorcycle fork oil in my shocks last year. It fixed my bounce and
>has not leaked a drop in about 4k miles. I think if I were to do it
>again I might use the 20 wt version of the same stuff. I think it's
>just a little stiff for my taste as road car...
>
>--
>Mark
>70 MG Midget
>Nashville, TN
>
>
Motorcycle shock oil has been my choice of shock fluid for ages. Some
come with "seal swell" that will often give a little extra life to your
shocks.
When I lived in Colorado Springs awhile back, I discovered with my Morris
the simplest way to uprate the shocks was to drive around in zero degree
temperatures.
WOW! What a diference!
Paul
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