Thanks for the tip, Jan!
How does this method hold up against leaking/sweating at the bottom of the shock? How often do you need to rebuild when you do it like this?
\Martin
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Originally Posted by Jan Larsen
If sosidge's method fails, try this:
- pull piston up about 5mm from bottom and let it stay there
- add oil to brim
- pull piston up just before it exits the oil
- pull it back down again slowly and see the air underneath the piston being forced up and oil forced down.
- pull the shaft to the very bottom and fill rest of the shock body with oil
- let the last few bubbles escape (takes a few minutes)
- screw cap on WITHOUT the bleeder screw in
- pull piston up again all the way. Oil must come out the bleeder hole near the top of the stroke. While keeping the piston at the top, screw bleeder screw in.
- Clean
- Job done.
The advantage with this method is that you get equal amount of oil in the dampers and no rebound. Every time. I have the shock eyelet adjusted so the piston cant escape the oil, even at the very top of its stroke.
I've used this for many years and the car lands even the silliest of jumps.
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