I've done pretty much all my own car maintenance since I started driving but I've never heard of priming shock absorbers before. Apparently extend and contract them a few times in the orientation they will be when on the car before fitting. I recently put new telescopic shocks on the rear of my car and it's sounding terrible. Every pothole results in a rapid series of clunks as if the suspension is bouncing, IE not much shock absorbing going on. I'll get out there and do the priming thing and see what happens. Question is, have I knackered the shocks by using them 'unprimed'.
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13 years ago