That second sentence is exactly what I have heard, also: once the level
has been depleted due to neglect, the rate of leakage becomes greater due
to seal shrinkage and/or wear.
This corresponds to my (limited) experience: the shock fluid levels were
low due to DPO neglect; when topped up, they leaked like crazy, leading
to their eviction (in favor of tube shocks, in this case. Were I to do it
again, I might try a different approach).
Bob Howard had this to say:
> 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
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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