My issue with rear shocks has always been how to keep the darn mounting
bolts tight. Once they loosen a little, the mounting bosses in the shocks
go oval, and then no amount of torque will hold the shocks still. Am I the
only one dealing with this? Dale
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R. John Lye [SMTP:rjl6n@virginia.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 1998 6:07 AM
> To: Richard Taylor; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Rear Shock Absorbers
>
> At 12:33 PM 9/16/98 -0400, Richard Taylor wrote:
> >Amici,
> >I'll bet there are just about as many ointments and snake oils being put
> >into rear shocks as there are members. Let me start a poll here for an
> >agenda of juices.
>
> OK, here's mine. I'm currently using a mix of the original oil
> with some added STP. As I recall, its about 3 tablespoons or so
> per shock. I poured the oil out of both shocks, mixed in the STP
> and added it back to the shocks and bench tested the increase in
> resistance with the shock mounted in a vise. I then repeated the
> process until I was happy with the increased stiffness.
>
> John Lye
> rjl6n@Virginia.edu
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