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Checking the shock absorber and recycling

During the trip, the problem of shock absorbers can be determined by the following features:

- Long body vibrations caused by irregularities of the road;
- Swing of a body in two consecutive hills of the road;
- Bouncing wheels on the normal way;
- Jerk when braking (may be due to other causes);
- Incontinence in bends, skid;
- Strong knocks;
- Increased wear of tires with bald places on the tread.

Shock can be checked by hand. The exact determination of the degree of wear is only possible with special tools: rod tester (shock absorber can not be removed), or shock testing machine.

Check the damper force the hand

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Remove the shock absorber. 2. The assembled 3 times stretch and compress the shock. During the entire course of the shock absorber to move uniformly hard, without jerks, moreover, no unwanted noise. 3. Fully push rod damper, then release it. Stem must slide out at a uniform rate. 4. excellent job minor traces of oil are not grounds for replacement of the shock absorber. 5. Replace the shock absorber with a large loss of oil. 6. Place the shock absorber.

Disposal of shock absorbers

Shock Absorber contains mineral oil, and, for example, in Germany, according to the law on waste contents dealt with engine oil.

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. To drain the oil from the shock absorber should be a pre-release of non-toxic gas is colorless and odorless, drilled at a distance of 20 mm from the bottom of a hole diameter of 3 mm. 2. To drain the oil, drill hole 5 mm in diameter at a distance of 60 mm from the base.