Each tube is filled, to a step made in the inside, with special oil, and the piston (made up earlier) shoved in, with excess oil wiped away.
I'll be honest, I'm not convinced by all this. I did it twice to ensure that the dampers ended up as two identical pairs, but with no experience, how much damping should they do?
I've done a little research, and these are considered old-fashioned, so long term I might find out what the current state of the art is, and replace them.
As usual, everything bolts into place perfectly. Another tip I read while digging around, was to mount the dampers upside down, to stop the oil dripping out. Does this make sense (I ask, because I know there are people with experience of this sort of thing reading these words)? If I'm wrong, swapping them over won't take very long at least.
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You've done the right thing in mounting the dampers upside down Phil, it's a recognised mod on these kits where tolerances aren't as tight as they could be. If mounted the right way up and the model is left standing for a period of time any imperfections in the seals will allow the shock oil to slowly leak out leaving you with a puddle on your shelf (or where ever it is standing) and a much reduced damping effect to the suspension. The viscosity of the shock oil being forced past/through the piston is what gives the damping effect, without the oil there is minimal damping.
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