| Author | Message | ||
     Thesmaz |
Got a question, what the easiest way to tell when the rear shock has blown? I've got a bit of goop thats sticky and full of dirt at the top on the rubber wiper and some that has collected where it attaches to the swing arm. Also it feels pretty soft when I push down on the seat. I know that it costs almost as much to have them "serviced" as it does to just replace it, so I'm looking for a bit of advice. TIA | ||
| Dennis_c |
sounds like a leaking shock when all the oil is gone you will know it it will be like riding a pogo stick  | ||
| Pabuell |
I had my Uly rear shock rebuilt/serviced at a local dirt bike suspension shop for just $75.00 at 15K miles. That is with me taking the shock to them of course. | ||
| Towpro |
My BMW K100 bleed out slowly. My first symptoms were while slowing down for a stop. If I stopped quick, the last couple yards the wheel felt like I hopping a little, kind of like I was riding over dents in the blacktop caused by my Amish neighbors that have metal tires on their tractors. Then one day I was "accelerating bristly" and the back end started to hop violently. I was all over the bike looking for something loose. Then I pulled the shock and found it had just about no dampening left. Now the K has a drive shaft, would a belt drive system have the same symptoms? hard to say. because it leaked out slowly, it never did feel soft or springy, but then when I put the new shock on I could feel a major difference. Like Pabuell, I would take mine to a Dirtbike suspension guy. | ||
| Jphish |
Yep - you got the symptoms I had in NWT 2 years ago. When the oil ran out it was just the spring doing all the work - & like Dennis said...POGO stick. | ||
| Mark_weiss |
Fully open the rebound screw (bottom of shock), press and release seat. Note how quickly the suspension extends. Close (lightly) the rebound adjuster screw. Test the suspension again. The suspension should rebound notably more slowly. If not, the shock needs to be rebuilt. Mark SE AZ | ||
| Tootal |
Rear Shock - How to tell when it's blown When it's fully extended and blows oil all over you! Sorry, sorry... |
