Bleeding shocks

[geerno]

Can anyone offer a correct guide to bleeding the Durango shocks. Mine are even and seem ok, but I would really like to know the right way to do the job.

Cheers
Ant

[c0sie]

Dont take this as gospel, I dont own a DEX, however I have bled afew shocks in my time.
With those shocks I would make sure that the shaft is fully extended out of the body, full the shock with oil until the oil domes out of the top of the body.
Remove the bleed screw from the cap, fully tighten down the cap. Push the shaft into the shock fully, but slowly. Once you are all the way in keep the shaft fully in and insert the bleed screw.

Hope that helps?

[geerno]

Thanks Cosie. That's what I have been doing.

Although I wondered if that was removing all the air. I thought a small amount of air is needed in the shock for it to work properly? Or does that only apply AE shocks...

[telboy]

Mr Skelding does as Cosie mentione, but he places a 3mm spacer on the shock shaft so that it isn't fully compressed.
Yo can make a 3mm spacer by cutting a gap into a 3mm alloy or plastic spacer/shim, so that it can be taken off without having to remove the ball joint.
Apparently this gives the rightamount of rebound, which I think is 0deg or thereabouts.

Hope this helps.

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by telboy

Mr Skelding does as Cosie mentione, but he places a 3mm spacer on the shock shaft so that it isn't fully compressed.
Yo can make a 3mm spacer by cutting a gap into a 3mm alloy or plastic spacer/shim, so that it can be taken off without having to remove the ball joint.
Apparently this gives the rightamount of rebound, which I think is 0deg or thereabouts.

Hope this helps.

Caster clip is ideal