Mountain Biking - Rear Shock showing sign's of Oil Leakage

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BCBike
06-17-06, 12:35 AM
Hello. I only have 1 question today! I noticed that my rear shock is leaking a small amount of oil and it also has a bunch of gunk thats built up on [ dont know how long its been leaking ]. Do I have to replace the shock or can I replace a seal on it? Its a Fusion

Anyhelp is great

thanks

mx_599
06-17-06, 01:35 AM
Hello. I only have 1 question today! I noticed that my rear shock is leaking a small amount of oil and it also has a bunch of gunk thats built up on [ dont know how long its been leaking ]. Do I have to replace the shock or can I replace a seal on it? Its a Fusion

Anyhelp is great

thanks
http://www.x-fusion-shox.com/

they look rebuildable to me. get a new seal and install it.
a2psyklnut
06-17-06, 01:55 AM
Another member here (Santiago) has some Fox ProPedal shocks for sale.

Do a quick search and follow his link. Great deal for a good shock.

santiago
06-17-06, 05:48 AM
Another member here (Santiago) has some Fox ProPedal shocks for sale.

Do a quick search and follow his link. Great deal for a good shock.

Thanks for the comments.

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BCBike, you can follow the link in my sig to the "For Sale" ad if you need to replace your shock.
DiRt DeViL
06-17-06, 05:56 AM
You can send it for a rebuilt or rebuilt it yourself, the quick and easy way to solve this is to replace it with a better one but that will cost more.
mx_599
06-17-06, 07:48 AM
why is everyone saying to get a new one if all it needs is a seal??? they looked like decent quality to me