blaze shock problems

[birdy b4]

im having problems with the standaard blaze shocks
if i rebuild them then they have no air in them then fully compress it ther is now air in them, when i take it aort the bladder is on its side and fallen into the shock body . anybody know of a solution ??

[c0sie]

Firstly, try rebuilding them with no rebound (shafts all the way up)

Secondly, ask Santa for the Pro alloy shocks. Not only do they seal better but the bladders are better too

[birdy b4]

thanks for the advise cosie i have just tried that but hoow do you rebuild them with no rebound as if i rebuild them holding the shaft up as soon as i screwthe cap on it rebounds down and if i use less oil i get lots of air in the shock ?

[c0sie]

To be totally honest, you are always going to draw air into the plastic shocks. They were just designed to be a cheap part of the kit, if you want any form of reliability from your shocks you need to upgrade them

The way I build them is to fill the shocks, place the bladder on top of the oil and expell enough oil so that the bladder sits flush with the shock body.Then screw the shock top on by 1-2 turns. Once you've done that slowly move the shaft upwards all the way then slowly screw the shock top on all the way making sure that the shaft is securely held in the fully in position.

This works well with the alloy shocks....but with the plastic shocks you will struggle

[markwilliamson2001]

I have a full set of the std blaze alloy shocks for sale if your interested. They are well worth the upgrade. They are also fully built ready to go (so you dont have to fiddle with the annoying seal clips!!!).

£20 for a full set, and paypal accepted.

Cheers
Mark