I took the valve out and flushed the oil, there was little bits of metal in
the oil. It still has the hitch.
I am going to go with it for now.
Al
----- Original Message -----
From: <CarlSereda@aol.com>
To: <asalvato@tampabay.rr.com>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 3:38 AM
Subject: re; lever arm shocks
> Alan,
> It's real easy to take out the valve on armstrong lever shocks - I would
do
> it and see if the two little valves on each plug are intact and clean
> (compare to each other as well). The 'hitch' you speak of though doesn't
> sound like a dirt clog - but real easy to look - and good flushing with
new
> shock oil might just cure it.
> ps1; the levers should move up easier than down.
> ps2; I like these shocks - mine have never leaked.
> Carl
> '63 TR4 since '74
> -------
> I pulled my old lever shocks out of the box i had put them in after
installing
> the tube shock conversions.
> i cleaned them up added oil, they seem to have equal resistance in the
vice
> when the arm is moved up and down; but and there is always a but: one arm
has
> a very slight hitch when the arm aproaches the upper limit. I am not sure
if
> this is a concern.
> Is it a good idea to take the shock valve out to check for sludge build
up.
> Going back to the way things were supposed to be
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