• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Ohlins shock hose thread

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enduro250z

Husqvarna
AA Class
Can anyone tell me what thread Ohlins use for the hoses on the vintage remote twinshocks? i think it could be 1/8 BSPT but i am not 100% sure. It does not appear to be 1/8 NPT which is what the schrader valve in the cap is. I need to get some hose made but i prefer to have them with black covering and the spring covering on the top of that.
Thanks
 
The hose end fittings are BSPT,Goodridge has the hose and fittings you need,hose ends are Goodridge #323
 
Ok thanks. i found a couple fittings today i was pretty sure were BSPT in my stash of things and tested them and they screwed in ok and now Groutys post above confirms that. I already got the Goodridge catalogue downloaded so will have a look in there. What seres Goodridge hose do you recommend? I do want the SS braided type but i think they do an option to get a black casing on the outside. if i want coil spring on top of that i may have to send it to Goodridge or who ever will make the hose and request them to fit it before crimping the ends on.

Not sure what the 2011 issue was?
 
sorry, in 2011 year threads in vintage left kickers..there was a thread on Ohlins hose fittings...I couldn't be bothered looking for the link so I thought you might flick back through....but you have the answer so on we go...
 
Ok i never thought of winding the spring on after. Looked at the Goodridge hose and it seems a little small on OD. Is that what everyone is using these days?
 
I would say you need something like -4 hose (4.8mm id). Probably 600-04 (Goodridge number). They do a high pressure swaged end to suit. You would need to get them or an agent to assemble them. They also do a Kevlar braided line that is more abrasion resistant. Then wind the spring over the top of that.
 
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