[TR] [6pack] Armstrong shock oil - follow up

[N197TR4 at cs.com]

Thanks for the diligent research!  I am about to go shopping for two  TRs.  I think I will use your choice of the 15wt for my TR3A (street) and the 20wt for my Ambro-TR project.

I suppose you know that you can play with the valving in these shocks, too? On my TR4 #197, I used MGB valves from the MG front shocks in the TR4 rears. This was a long time ago, so the details are lost to me. Very stiff, but that's what I needed. 

Joe A



>In an earlier post looking for oil for the lever shocks, some of the  
>suggestions were to use 20W hydraulic oil, motorcycle racing shock oil  and Harley 
>Hydraulic Fork Oil Type "B." What I ended up using was Screamin'  Eagle 
>Performance Heavy Oil from my local Harley dealer for $4. 
> 
>After doing a little research, I found that the Harley type "B" is 10 wt,  
>Screamin' Eagle Performance Fork Oil is 15wt, Screamin' Eagle Racing Fork Oil is 
> 20wt. I also found Bel-Ray has fork oil available in 5wt, 7wt, 10wt, 15wt,  
>20wt and 30wt.
> 
>When I drained the oil in the Armstrong shock, I had to use a 13mm wrench  to 
>remove the plug on the top of the shock. After I poured the old oil out, I  
>used a turkey baster as a funnel to refill. Slow job as the oil has to pass 
>thru  the valve in the shock displacing the air inside. I used less than half of 
>the  pint bottle.
> 
>Peter Schoppelry
>
>
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