How to change the oil in your MGB lever arm dampers

I show you how I set about changing the 45 year old oil that was in the lever arm dampers off my 1974 MGB GT.
The oil I used was 20wt motorbike fork oil.
The whole process should take half an hour with the shocks off the car.

[@pieterjanssen7500]

Ross, great videos. I just got a 71 MGB GT and your channel has got great info.

[@carstenmoore5760]

Nice work Ross. Definitely worth changing 40+ year old oil!

[@Endfloat]

Thanks. That's what I thought in the end. It took a while to decide.

[@rolandlowe8945]

Great vids. I recently got a ‘74 rubber bumper. It works ok but needs a winter or two of attention. Glad I found your site. Practical info. Keep up the good work! Roland in Montreal, Canada.

[@chuckmclendon-qr9ew]

Very useful vid, Ross! Those here in the peanut gallery wish see the MG-B!!

[@Endfloat]

Peanut gallery??

[@christaylor3403]

Getting my dampers replaced next week, they are an exchange item so the old ones go off for rebuilding. Keep up the good work.

[@Endfloat]

Did you try doing anything with them yourself before sending them away?

[@christaylor3403]

@@Endfloat no it was cheaper and quicker to get them excahnged.

[@Endfloat]

@@christaylor3403 that's fair enough. Mine really just needed fresh oil and they were good as new.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Great Job, think it's a good job to change the oil especially if it's over 40 years old!

[@Endfloat]

Thanks! Yeah that's what my line of thinking was in the end too. Definitely worth doing.

[@David-wy9jl]

Awesome job. Thanks. Maybe I'll do mine now that it looks so easy. I thought it was necessary to remove the cover, but I guess not.

[@Endfloat]

I can't see any reason why you would need to remove the cover. I suppose you might get a little more fluid out, but you could just change the oil twice to be thorough if you were really bothered.

[@timsiggs7993]

Good job done, might have been interesting to renew oil one damper at a time so you could gauge the difference. Roll on the next video.

[@Endfloat]

I can tell you they're quite a bit smoother in their movement and a little firmer. It'll certainly make a big difference to how the car handles.

[@rstevep9413]

good show thanks

[@Endfloat]

You're very welcome.

[@smashyrashy]

How is the new camera are you happy with it?

[@Endfloat]

It's an excellent piece of kit I have to say. My only gripe is I'd like if the screen was a little bigger cause I don't want to use it with my phone. There's a lot of great features on it though, particularly the wireless mic.

[@kellycollins5442]

Wheres your dafety glasses mate???