I finally removed my shock for servicing this w-e and I have to say the longest and hardest part was removing the shock from the bike .
The shock itself is fairly easy to take apart, clean, inspect...If I can do it, anybody can. I found out there was about 1/2 lb of presure and the oil looked like old coffee
Now my question, can you use the same oil for forks and shocks? (5w)
Other thing, I think I inverted the ring snap , I checked on the part diagram and the part differs only by 1 letter. Anyone knows if 1 is smaller than the other? I assume it is but anybody can confirm?
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And how do U know?
I think you're right, I was really unsure I put them the way they came cuz I remembered the gap on the shock was "bigger" so I took it apart again tonight to check the rings and they seem inverted from what I remembered and what you tell me.
I'll swap em again and pray it's the right way when I refill the shock
I think you're right, I was really unsure I put them the way they came cuz I remembered the gap on the shock was "bigger" so I took it apart again tonight to check the rings and they seem inverted from what I remembered and what you tell me.
I'll swap em again and pray it's the right way when I refill the shock
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Service the swingarm & rocker bearings while you have the shock out. Also, install the shock before the swingarm..It goes RIGHT IN
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I did that this winter, it still looks good.Green Hornet wrote:Service the swingarm & rocker bearings while you have the shock out. Also, install the shock before the swingarm..It goes RIGHT IN
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The bladder ring is the bigger one, in my case that one is black, the main body one is dull silver. Also the manual tells you to release the nitrogen pressure via the shrader valve, then neglects to tell you the shock is still under pressure from the bladder. if you crack the oil drain valve like they say, you spray oil all over you, the wife's blanket draped over the ladder in the garage, your bandsaw, and your golden retriever.
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yes you may
I did once when i did not have any N2 on hand, and it worked pretty well.
The air will expand as you ride making the suspension harder.
I believe the major problem is if you leave it for long period of time, it'll oxidize the internal parts (I read that somewhere ) but in a jam it'll work better than nothing at all
I did once when i did not have any N2 on hand, and it worked pretty well.
The air will expand as you ride making the suspension harder.
I believe the major problem is if you leave it for long period of time, it'll oxidize the internal parts (I read that somewhere ) but in a jam it'll work better than nothing at all
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Thanks scheckaet.
I wonder what would get oxidized and how . . .
Nitrogen is an inert gas and wouldn't break down the bladder or any other internal pieces.
RE: Expansion . . the shock oil is pretty much non-compressible so what would happen is the pressure inside the bladder (when the gas inside gets hotter) will rise and the force required to partially collapse it (shock compression) will be greater. That will be true with any ideal gas - nitrogen pressure WILL increase with temperature increase, and the pressure increase will be similar to air.
I wonder what would get oxidized and how . . .
Nitrogen is an inert gas and wouldn't break down the bladder or any other internal pieces.
RE: Expansion . . the shock oil is pretty much non-compressible so what would happen is the pressure inside the bladder (when the gas inside gets hotter) will rise and the force required to partially collapse it (shock compression) will be greater. That will be true with any ideal gas - nitrogen pressure WILL increase with temperature increase, and the pressure increase will be similar to air.