I have one such damper on the operating table as I type, I thought I would just give them an oil change ready for the next rainy season , the front was straight forward enough just followed the instructions in the little orange bible and it works perfect. On applying the same procedure to the rear I could only get it to perform a half dozen strokes before developing free float, after draining and refilling a couple of times without any improvement I opened it up. It would appear that my rear damper has at some point been converted to use a lip type seal (good) but only one has been fitted ,so it keeps oil in under compression but lets wind in when under tension , probably been like it for years!.
Off to Ipswich now to give some money to somebody with two new seals.
Off to Ipswich now to give some money to somebody with two new seals.