How to refurbish the Austin Healey Sprite's front lever shocks. Bugeye Build Episode 71

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The Frogeye's front lever arm shocks, or dampers, are thoroughly cleaned and refilled. Many thank to All Lever Shock Absorbers in Australia for tips, tricks and a parts source for this little project. You can find them on Facebook and Instagram (@all.lever.shocks).
Here's my source for the Penrite Shocker #2 fluid: www.sportscarcentre.ca/specia...
Just a quick disclaimer... this may not be the "correct" way to do this job but it's how I did it with what resources I have on hand.
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@stevenrussell-clarke5393 2 года назад

Great work Ian! All the best for your build from the land down under and the team at All Lever Shock Absorbers 👍

@EconoboxGarage 2 года назад

Thanks for your help Steven, I really appreciate it.

@garethgoodchild2643 2 года назад

👍👍Good description Ian! Very useful.

@EconoboxGarage 2 года назад

Thanks Gareth. Glad you found it helpful.

@josephhsu9060 Год назад

Great info and thanks for sharing. Great job on the clean and refill as well!

@EconoboxGarage Год назад

Thanks Joseph, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@misha15011 Год назад

Thanks Ian ,splendid,I will replicate on my Kermit frogeye...

@EconoboxGarage Год назад

Your are most welcome.

@TheRacmine 2 года назад

Excellent video

@EconoboxGarage 2 года назад

Thanks you. Glad you liked it.

@fredbeverton553 Год назад

Thanks very informative post not described in the Austin healey workshop manual

@EconoboxGarage Год назад

You're welcome Fred! Thanks for watching.

@bodgitscarper5353 11 месяцев назад

Nice work

@EconoboxGarage 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the visit

@MikeAarset 2 года назад

Oh exactly how I did my front shocks. But I used a mixture of motorcycle fork oil and 90 at gear oil to get a stiffer shock.

@EconoboxGarage 2 года назад

Thanks Mike. This fluid is a bit stiffer... there is a shocker fluid #1 from the same supplier that is close to stock.

@petescarport 9 месяцев назад

What ratio did you make your mix. I’m looking for a stiff shock. Thank you

@MikeAarset 9 месяцев назад

@@petescarport I used like 50/50 mix. But stopped doing that because the gear oil will foam up. Now I modify the valve. You can tighten the small nut at the bottom of the valve. And you can add washer spacers between the spring and the valve body. That helps a lot.

@TheAdamwest29 Год назад

Thanks for the great video set on your Sprite build. I recently tackled service on all the lever dampers on my Sprite, and because I didn't want to have to replace the lid gaskets AND the oil was super crap and sticky, what I did was dump as much out as I could and then dump petrol in there and work it through, then dump that, and put a bit of oil and work that through, then dump, and finally fill. I also use motorcycle 20W fork oil from Lucas because it was easily available at my Canadian Tire outlet. Looking for some thoughts on my approach. So far, things seem much better than they were when I began.

@EconoboxGarage Год назад

You're welcome, glad you're enjoying them. I think your approach is a viable one. I was able to source fluids for British cars in Edmonton (I'm in Calgary) so drop by there if needed when we visit family that live in Edmonton.

@mundanestuff 2 года назад

Was just thinking, "that arm needs a shot of paint". I'm sure it'll come out just fine.

@EconoboxGarage 2 года назад

Will he paint it or will he not? All the more reason to come back for the next episode :)

@mundanestuff 2 года назад

@@EconoboxGarage lol, paint it red!

@abesplenthe_mad_bugsy5879 2 года назад

@@mundanestuff "I see a red lever arm shock, and I want to paint it black..." LOL!

@mundanestuff Год назад

I painted my shocks gloss black. Just so you know, lol

@FergusPol 2 года назад

You may have overfilled . If you fill beyond the screw point in the upper chamber when at the correct working angle, excess oil will burst the seals

@EconoboxGarage 2 года назад

Thanks for this. I will double check before putting the car on the road.

@FergusPol 2 года назад

Got cut off before I finished - everything you've done is fine. Measure the angle the damper is fitted when in the car and replicate that in a soft jawed vice. Open the fill hole and work the damper arm very slowly till all bubbles pop and top up to the level of the bottom thread. PTFE or apply sealant to the the bolt. There should be no lost movement. If you're doing both you can add a weight to the arm and time the full drop then adjust the oil viscosities till you have a matching pair.

@shvrdavid 2 года назад

@@EconoboxGarage I have rebuilt more than a few of this style shock over the years, and you do have them over full. The bulb at the top is your expansion area, and just like Fergus mentioned, all the way full it will blow seals out. Once you have them on the car take out the top plug and let the excess run out at ride height and you will be fine.

@EconoboxGarage 2 года назад

Thank you @shvrdavid and @FergusPol. I will definitely check this before putting the car on the road. A bit of extra material for an upcoming video!

@lanceboyle4255 2 года назад

Do you know how to refurbish the pivot bushings and seals?

@EconoboxGarage 2 года назад

I do not. Time will tell whether I'll have to learn how to do it!

@writerjmd 2 месяца назад

So are there no rubber parts inside the shock to be replaced?

@EconoboxGarage 2 месяца назад

I'm not sure to be honest. I seem to recall there is one on the brass nut for the valve but it was in great shape so didn't replace it.

@writerjmd 2 месяца назад

@@EconoboxGarage After I asked, I saw somewhere else that there aren't seals or cups on the pistons, that it's just tolerance between the parts. I don't know for absolute sure yet.