08-06-2014, 09:52 AM | #21 |
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Re: Shock fluid?
Is there a solvent common to castor and mineral oils to flush with before refilling? I have pair of shocks with different appearing fluids. I'd like to know that they are flushed and refilled with the same fluid before installation.
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08-06-2014, 12:50 PM | #22 |
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Re: Shock fluid?
Found these in my shed, feels the same as GL-1 that I use in the 8N.
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08-06-2014, 05:22 PM | #23 |
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08-07-2014, 07:38 AM | #24 |
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Re: Shock fluid?
I have had a number of shocks that have had VERY thick stick fluid that couldn't move through the internal passages. I think this was a product of mixing non compatible fluids. I think they need to be rinsed with a strong solvent then some hydraulic fluid added move the shock arm a number of strokes dumped and refilled. I had a shock a number of years ago that needed an extension arm to move it. I made a big heavy steel pot, added automatic trans fluid above the top of the shock and boiled on a hot plate for several hours. Took it out and the shock worked perfect but when it cooled it got hard to move. I reheated it several times over a couple days and it never got loose. This was 25 years ago and it's still laying in the shop waiting for me to try again. I don't give up to easy. G.M.
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Re: Shock fluid?
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100_1777.jpg Here is some aditional pictures of shock oil cans. |
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08-03-2017, 04:03 PM | #26 |
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08-03-2017, 04:32 PM | #27 |
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Re: Shock fluid?
Bill's health was holding him back so he passed the business along to another fellow. It's in this thread.https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showt...ht=Bill+Wzorek
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