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Question About Shock Absorbers
I'm talking about the shocks on the "stair stepper" exercise machine
but they seem to be the same as those on a car. Anyway, what causes shocks to wear out, to lose their resistance, when there's no evidence of fluid leakage? Thanks. |
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Question About Shock Absorbers
George wrote:
Mary wrote: I'm talking about the shocks on the "stair stepper" exercise machine but they seem to be the same as those on a car. Anyway, what causes shocks to wear out, to lose their resistance, when there's no evidence of fluid leakage? Thanks. Likely the piston is plastic and it deforms or hardens. I have a solidly built rowing machine that has that problem right now and I can't find a replacement. Or they're air-cushion shocks and the seals fail so lose the resistance would more closely describe OP's symptoms... -- |
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Question About Shock Absorbers
You are probably not talking about an oil filled shock absorber
like your car's undercarriage has. You are talking about a gas strut filled with an inert gas (probably nitrogen) often used on tool box lids, station wagon rear doors. When the gas escaped, you didn't see the puddle or the cloud. -- ______________________________ Keep the whole world singing . . . . DanG (remove the sevens) "Mary" wrote in message ... I'm talking about the shocks on the "stair stepper" exercise machine but they seem to be the same as those on a car. Anyway, what causes shocks to wear out, to lose their resistance, when there's no evidence of fluid leakage? Thanks. |
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Mary wrote:
I'm talking about the shocks on the "stair stepper" exercise machine but they seem to be the same as those on a car. Anyway, what causes shocks to wear out, to lose their resistance, when there's no evidence of fluid leakage? Thanks. Likely the piston is plastic and it deforms or hardens. I have a solidly built rowing machine that has that problem right now and I can't find a replacement. |
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