[TR] Rear Shock Oil alternatives

[oliver]

i had a car that the shocks were pretty shot.  i put in motorcyle shock oil,
which i later found out was synthetic 20w.  that leaked out, so for grins i 
put in 90w.  talk about a stiff ride!  was kewl until it leaked out.  like i
said, the shocks were really shot.

--- On Wed, 9/24/08, Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net> wrote:

From: Dave Connitt <dconnitt at fuse.net>
Subject: [TR] Rear Shock Oil alternatives
To: "Triumphs" <triumphs at autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 1:13 PM

To all,
I am at the point on my rebuild that I need to fill up the rear shocks with
oil. Does anybody have any experience experimenting with different
brands/types/viscosities of oil in the lever shocks on a TR4A? I know TRF
sells shock oil but I wonder what viscosity that is? If I went with a
slightly thicker oil I assume that would that tend to stiffen up the rear
shock action. However, there is the shaft seal on the shock that might not
like a different type of oil than the "shock oil". Also, how much do
I put
in each shock? Fill it to the top or what?
Anybody been there, done that?

Thanks,
Dave Connitt
'67 TR4A
http://home.fuse.net/davest4a
_______________________________________________