Re: front struts

[David Liu <dyliu@pacbell.net>]

yeah, it may have just been plain old engine oil. for some reason i thought
i heard him say brake fluid, but he did put some fluid from the same
vicinity as his stash of motor oil. now, i'm all confused. what's my name
again? dave

At 11:32 PM 7/18/99 -0400, Ed Wahl wrote:
>At 08:06 PM 7/17/99 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>yeah, it probably doesn't matter in the end - it was just a tip my mechanic
>>gave me - my personal belief is that it helps the shock "sit" "better".
>>dave
>>
>>At 10:54 PM 7/17/99 -0400, Scott F. Williams wrote:
>> >I've always filled my struts up with automatic tranny fluid. Antifreeze is
>> >hydroscopic (absorbs water), right?
>
>
>Uh no, anti-freeze isn't hydroscopic, but brake fluid is.  Bad idea.
>I've seen people use all KINDS of shit.  I think my favorite was
>this guy that filled them with heated white lithium grease.  Very
>amusing trying to get the inserts back out.  Personally I use
>heavy weight oil or tranny fluid if available.  won't rust it, might
>damp some.
>
>Ed
>


--
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe scirocco-l" to majordomo@scirocco.org.
If you experience other problems, email: scirocco-l-probs@scirocco.org