Shock fluid?

len47merc said:
but if your shocks have never been rebuilt or cleaned-out and refilled with whatever material you plan on refilling them with the likelihood is high that the fluids will not mix well and the true effectiveness of your shocks will not be realized. Good luck!
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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.
 
Found these in my shed, feels the same as GL-1 that I use in the 8N.
 

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40cpe said:
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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Covered in Post #6
 
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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