Suspension air valve fill
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Re: Suspension air valve fill
Fork oil getting around/through the filter and then draining to the valve. There are major pressure changes in the forks every time you hit a bump.
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Re: Suspension air valve fill
Most cases I have read about the problem is that someone overfilled the suspension
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Re: Suspension air valve fill
Mine definitely leaked a little oil when not overfilled. If it's not losing more than drops over a week or more, I'd blow it off until next time you need to change the fork oil -- maybe it's overdue now. Not really a good way to check the fork oil volume otherwise.
This is one of the reasons I dumped entire the air manifold assembly when I went to Progressives. I plugged the ports in the forks with JB Weld and hose clamps -- I can drill/tap it out again if I ever want to go back.
Personally, I'm kinda glad to see the air-suspension fad behind us.
This is one of the reasons I dumped entire the air manifold assembly when I went to Progressives. I plugged the ports in the forks with JB Weld and hose clamps -- I can drill/tap it out again if I ever want to go back.
Personally, I'm kinda glad to see the air-suspension fad behind us.
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Re: Suspension air valve fill thanks to all
thanks to everyone. Now I got to work on the cause of my low speed death wobble, could be high speed but I don't try to find out
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Re: Suspension air valve fill
You'll find many posts here about wobbles. Lots of potential causes, all generally easy to remedy.
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Re: Suspension air valve fill
Yeah it's connected to the suspension valve. It's possible that a hose or fitting is cracked or loose. Can someone recommend me a trusted site to buy some headlights?