Cougar Quality Problems...

[moth898]

Originally Posted by eichkay

yeah there is a layer of soapy looking stuff inside and outside of the shock bores when you get them, had it with the catsx aswell.. i just gave them a good clean and polish to remove that white stuff....

Thats right, what you call soap is actually the residue from the anodizing. It contains little pieces of hardened metal that act like mini razor blades that score the shock wall and rip the seals. Washing the shocks well will solve the problem.