Cocoloco
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My rear suspension leaked
And I have decided to rebuild it
(Note: this mod is risky if you have the money this not for you)
All oil was gone and felt like im riding a pogo stick.
Lower mount removal is a pain in the ass, blowtorch and curved vice grip is your friend here
Diassembled
Forgot to take a picture of each parts inside
Be careful when removing the 2 circlip locks inside
Oil and the floating piston will shoot out of the tube.
seals to be replaced
12x22.5x5 oil seal
12.5x23.5x7 D26 dust seal
Stock rear shock is Monotube design
Floating piston to seperate oil and gas inside the tube
There's no way of pressurizing the the gas chamber so i drilled, tapped and installed a shrader valve for suspension, commonly used in dirtbikes
Angled schrader valve so your preload adjuster won't make contact
New paint to freshen things up
Might aswell replace the rear wheel seals while im at it
here it is assembled
And static testing
If you're asking why or whats this for.
Now i have control over the air pressure inside the gas chamber.
I can replace oil with different weight.
In short i can do experiment at test whats good for me.
Well of course its not the same as how the factory suspension is built and performs but Its my personal preference.
Just sharing guys ride safe
And I have decided to rebuild it
(Note: this mod is risky if you have the money this not for you)
All oil was gone and felt like im riding a pogo stick.
Lower mount removal is a pain in the ass, blowtorch and curved vice grip is your friend here
Diassembled
Forgot to take a picture of each parts inside
Be careful when removing the 2 circlip locks inside
Oil and the floating piston will shoot out of the tube.
seals to be replaced12x22.5x5 oil seal
12.5x23.5x7 D26 dust seal
Stock rear shock is Monotube design
Floating piston to seperate oil and gas inside the tube
There's no way of pressurizing the the gas chamber so i drilled, tapped and installed a shrader valve for suspension, commonly used in dirtbikes
Angled schrader valve so your preload adjuster won't make contact
New paint to freshen things up
Might aswell replace the rear wheel seals while im at it
here it is assembledAnd static testing
If you're asking why or whats this for.
Now i have control over the air pressure inside the gas chamber.
I can replace oil with different weight.
In short i can do experiment at test whats good for me.
Well of course its not the same as how the factory suspension is built and performs but Its my personal preference.
Just sharing guys ride safe
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