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[6joshh6]

Hi all, I have a 1987 city e with hi-los and recently I have been investigating why my mini rides so badly. So I looked at the front right hand hi-lo and found it was nearly at its shortest length so I raised it a tad and I went to do the rear right hand side one and found the the shock-absorber seems knackered. You can push it right up with one hand and it seems like there only a little resistance but there are no signs of an oil leak Even jolting it up made little difference in the resistance. So could it be I need a new shock absorber? any tests? any advice on some nicer replacements for less than £20 each? The rear cone is also really hard, are there any conditioning products out there or will it just have to do till I can replace it?

Thanks in advance,

Josh

[tiger99]

Cheap shockers are just not worth the trouble, and you will not get any that cheap anyway. As for the cone, it urgently needs to be replaced if it is hard, as it will result in the body and subframe being overstressed, and something may distort or break. But be very sure that it is the cone, not a siezed radius arm pivot, or worse, a knuckle that has worn through the cup and siezed, which is extremely dangerous as it can only lead to trumpet failure and suspension collapse.

[jimnali]

Remember too that you should aolways replace shock absorbers (and suspension cones) in pairs.