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I have no thick silicone lube but my plan was this...
remove the shaft from the body and drill the lower part of the body about 2-3 millimeters deep with a drill bit larger than the shaft. (Just enlarge the hole bottom of the body where the shaft goes in)
Then fill the enlarges part of the body with some kind of silicone sealant. Once that dries you make a hole in the silicone for the shaft to go through. Then fill the shock body with the thick silicone(I was going to use white lithium grease but the silicone is probably alot better) It has to be pretty thick so it doesnt leak. I have make a model like this with brass tube and it is hard to get the silicone sealant to not leak with thin oil. After you fill the body with silicone, leave enough room at the top to pack in some silicone sealant and put the shock eye back on. Wait for this silicone to dry until you use the shock.
I think this will work excelent and provide great damping action. I am just waiting untill my lhs gets some replacement shocks in to try this out on them. Let me know if you guys think this will work and if you dont understand i will try
to further explain it or draw a diagram. thanks. Vinny
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