It would seem to me that you would want to fill the shock after removing
the valve, so that you continue to lubricate that pivot. Yes,No?
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT ever so slowly turning into a V8
'63 Buick 215
"I sure wish I had a racer's budget, or are the racers just better at
explaining expenses to the wife?"
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On Tue, 19 Sep 2000, Max Heim wrote:
> ??? You say you installed a tube shock conversion. I assume you are not
> talking about the tube shock leaking, right? Well, you are supposed to
> remove the valve bodies out of the front lever shocks and drain the shock
> oil -- or at least those were the instructions when I installed my tube
> shocks almost ten years ago. So, if you followed this instruction, there
> would be no fluid to leak. Sounds like this step was overlooked.
>
> Enrique Claure had this to say:
>
> >Hi list, before the tube shock conversion was installed none of my shock
> >bled fluid. I took the front right wheel of and the shock is bleeding at
> >the upper left arm.
> >
> >Q. Could it be that the shock is overflowing instead of leaking?
> >Q. How can I check fluid level?
> >
> >P.S. the shock exchange is the one thing I did not do on my car.
> >
> >Man I want to take the top down and drive! its 75F sunny and the streets
> >are paved with pretty girls. Enrique
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> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
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>
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