Re: Wingshaft clearances

Posted by Larry Jenkins on November 22, 1997 at 19:47:23

In Reply to: Wingshaft clearances
posted by Bob Carabbio on November 22, 1997 at 18:48:23

: What I've never seen in shock absorber writings is a statement of the necessary diametric clearance between the wingshaft ends, and the housing bore, and the wing dams and the center diameter of the wingshaft hub.
: also the clearance between the top/bottom surfaces, and the wings with the inner cap screwed down.It appears that these would have to be quite small to meet the leakage specs in the service bulletins.
: The truth is out there somewhere -

Hi Bob..

I don't think that there is a concern here, as there should be no wear points, assuming everything is in it's proper location, concentricity wise..

The hydraulic resistance is provided by the oil passages (holes) in the shock itself to provide the 60/40 action as designed.The "proof of the pudding" is the resistance to movement after rebuilding with a large crescent wrench applied to the square shaft.It should be firm, but move smoothly with moderate force.

At least, that's my experience with rebuilding the shocks for my A..

Larry Jenkins


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