[Spridgets] Greasing the suspension help...

[Andy Webster]

> ... yeah, about that... it *IS* supposed to be oil right?
> But grease
> won't hurt anything will it?



Grease won't help the oil flow... As far as I know, the rubber boots act like
a bellows...pumping the oil through the rack when you turn corners.
having thick grease in there does not assist in letting the oil get where it
should be.

Personally... I undo the larger clamp on each side of the rack and using a
60mL syringe and a bit of 5mm tubing, I inject gear oil under the clamp into
the rubber boot on each side until the oil spills out. Then with the front end
jacked up I turn lock - lock a few times to get the oil through. When you do
this...you can hear the oil being pumped through the rack.

Andy
mkIIa 1275 5speed
gold coast Australia



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