Dave Connitt wrote:
> 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? ...Also, how
>much do I put
> in each shock? Fill it to the top or what?
Dave, when I rebuilt my 3A, I tested the shocks, found them fine, and replaced
the 45 year old fluid with Harley Davidson Hydraulic Fork Oil Type "B." You
can buy it from any harley shop in a pint bottle. It took about half the
bottle to do the job. Cost was about $10 as I recall.
Terry Smith '59 TR3A TS 58667
New Hampshire
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