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northern john


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Hi people. just after a bit of advice. I was recently tinkering with my rear shock settings on my gas gas fse 400 which has an ohlins adjustable shock. I tried turning the screw to change things and didnt seem to make much of a difference. Then I thought I would loosen off the outer nut that the screw sits in(not knowing what was about to happen) to see if that made a difference. Anyone reading will know what happened next and oil started spilling out so I quickly tightened up the nut but somehow pinched the O ring which then continued to leak to the point where the shock is almost empty. So my next question is....Can I refill the shock myself or is this a specialist job? and if so who near exeter is capable of doing so. Thanks Nj



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Oh dear, looks like you ain't going to make this saturdays run then ? nonono



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northern john


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Well it's not looking good but seems ok to ride still. Might brave it anyway 😄. Any idea on how they are refilled?

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northern john


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Cheers mate. Put a new o ring in and topped up the oil as much as I could and it doesn't seem much different. Lol. Does that mean it was empty to begin with ?

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Did you put the right amount in and type ?

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Mike Wright


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Took mine to Bike Worx in Exeter and had it regassed and oil changed... picked it up 2 hrs later at a cost of about £50 so much cheaper than a shock



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I'd get it serviced.

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northern john wrote:

Cheers mate. Put a new o ring in and topped up the oil as much as I could and it doesn't seem much different. Lol. Does that mean it was empty to begin with ?

How did you re-pressurise it? 



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devondan


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PS the screw only adjusts compression, rebound is on the bottom of the shock.

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northern john


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Well I didn't actually regas it as it didn't seem to go down. Strange I know but it's no different. I'll take it to bike works next week and get it looked at. Cheers

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