Hi, thanks a lot for this video, I have the same shock but sadly the damper body nut is EXTREMELY stuck on there... (2:11) I can't seem to get it off and its already very very damaged. Someone told me that I can do the bleeding by only unscrewing the IFP and cycling it multiple times, is this something feasible? I don't intend on swapping the seals at the moment. I'm guessing cycling the shock a lot, in multiple positions and closing/opening all the settings
Yes, you could do the bleed without disassembling the shock, but you will definitely need the bleed fitting and syringe to do it. You could likely loosen it up a bit by heating with a propane torch or heatgun. The wiper seal gets pretty nasty and full of dirt though, so not replacing the seals isn't great. The other thing you can do to replace the seals without removing the sealhead from the shock body is to unthread the shock body from the eyelet and remove the piston from there. You don't need to close the settings while bleeding it also, just keep it fully open.
@@simonszoke1479 Okay, sounds good thanks! I'll try unthreading the top eyelet of the shock from the damper body and fill it with oil... I'll mess around with it until I can't see any more bubbles Thanks
Very under appreciated video
Hi, thanks a lot for this video, I have the same shock but sadly the damper body nut is EXTREMELY stuck on there... (2:11) I can't seem to get it off and its already very very damaged.
Someone told me that I can do the bleeding by only unscrewing the IFP and cycling it multiple times, is this something feasible? I don't intend on swapping the seals at the moment.
I'm guessing cycling the shock a lot, in multiple positions and closing/opening all the settings
Yes, you could do the bleed without disassembling the shock, but you will definitely need the bleed fitting and syringe to do it. You could likely loosen it up a bit by heating with a propane torch or heatgun. The wiper seal gets pretty nasty and full of dirt though, so not replacing the seals isn't great. The other thing you can do to replace the seals without removing the sealhead from the shock body is to unthread the shock body from the eyelet and remove the piston from there. You don't need to close the settings while bleeding it also, just keep it fully open.
@@simonszoke1479 Okay, sounds good thanks! I'll try unthreading the top eyelet of the shock from the damper body and fill it with oil... I'll mess around with it until I can't see any more bubbles
Thanks
hi where can i find the bleed adapter du are using?
www.mtb-hydraulics.com/product-page/suspension-bleed-syringe-for-fox-and-ohlins-fittings