I would be shot for askin this question!!!!!

[Mike1970]

Thats what it's all about my friend, passing on things that you know work or tips to make things easier.

Mike

 

[charlieboy]

I rebuilt my front shocks today, I put new seals in and filled with 3000wt oil, now the question I have is that I can push the piston all the way in and the piston rebounds all the way out is this ok????? The only reason I'm askin is that mike1970 stated in his post they should rebound half way????? So I'm a little unsure if they're ok, here's a vid.....

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/coss1eben/69f3e106.mp4

 

[wezg]

I normally set mine to rebound about 3-4mm but I also let them sit and settle the air out of them over night before sealing them up
:w00t:

 

[voo2doo]

Oh bloody hell,I missed this post I wanted to give a great bit of advice but it looks like you have already had it......damn!!!!
J.

 

[new-fg-owner]

hey ive been using 5000wt fg shock oil in my front and rear shocks, this is six months after i bought them second hand looked and three out of the four ah had no oil at all ahh so ya now its proper stiff but there not all fillied equal lol my rough measurments not so good.

5000wt is good though i find nice n stiff on my fg onroad

 

[charlieboy]

hey ive been using 5000wt fg shock oil in my front and rear shocks, this is six months after i bought them second hand looked and three out of the four ah had no oil at all ahh so ya now its proper stiff but there not all fillied equal lol my rough measurments not so good.

5000wt is good though i find nice n stiff on my fg onroad

Sorry fella I run off road so 5000 is a but to thick lol, did you leave them to stand for a while to let the air out??? Maybe that and not your dodgy measurements :lol:

 

[charlieboy]

I'm guna take a bit of oil out tonight and see if I can half the rebound I have, don't want to snap or bend owt

 

[new-fg-owner]

hey charlie i didnt but i was quite noob at doing them really, i didnt read into it and just did it, but i am going to take them off again this weekend and have another look, but generally they seem to be going ok all roughly the same however i think one is leaking a bit.

i found when i filled it to much i couldnt compress the shaft right in in, thats when the shock was filled righ tto the top, so i i kept taking a bit out and it worked in the end. sorry i cant be much more help dude.