Paoli Front shocks - what to use to flush out?

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ghwallice

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Hmm. I didn't get anywhere with additional information manuals....

Can anyone tell me what I can use to fill the shocks with and flush out the shit before I refill with oil?

Brake cleaner? petrol? Kero? Diesel? Crown Lager? Stella?

I don't know what will damage the existing seals and what won't...

Regards

Greg
 
Flush out with kero, then use metholated spirits to flush out the kero (well, that's the way I do it :-[)
 
I pull out everything I can, and fill with paraffin, pump stantion up and down a few times in the slider; amazing what muck comes out, repeat until clean, drain, you can then fill as is or do a final flush with petrol, and leave it to evaporate dry.
 
Probably best to avoid flushing out with petrol. There's a bunch of aromatic hydrocarbons and alcohol based additives in petrol that could bugger the fork seals - unless you happen to use Viton seals in your forks.

Best way to clean muck out of forks is to disassemble them. It's not a difficult job.
 
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