Hans,
The Armstrong shocks don't necessarily require all that much attention.
One of the four on my TD did begin to leak, but only when it reached the
age of 47 years.
Peter C has written that a trace of a leak (recall that in the manual
we are told to top off the fluid every 12M miles) causes the seals to
work. One would suppose that if the shocks were low on fluid for a long
time, the lack of fluid and its lubrication would cause the seals, the
bodies and the shafts to wear, thus increasing the rate of leak from the
"controlled" leak to an uncontrolled leak.
Bob
On Thu, 15 Jun 2000 02:58:20 -0400 Duinhoven_Hans@emc.com writes:
> Bit off topic: why is it that the shocks need so much attention?
> Regular shocks don't need any maintenance at all. What is the list
> experience are these Armstrong arm shocks leaking so often as the
> rest of
> British parts of the LBC's?
> Inspection of my shocks don't show any leakage at all and they're in
> fine
> working order!
> Is this kind of fluid evaporating that easy?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hans
>
> '71 BGT
>
>
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