texasrices Posted September 15, 2013 Share #1 Posted September 15, 2013 My rear shock needing to be replaced. Is it possible to re-build these? Spending $400.00 or more for a new one is a little steep right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBeaver Posted September 15, 2013 Share #2 Posted September 15, 2013 It is my understanding, based on the plethora of discussions I have seen that the rear shock is NOT rebuildable. In fact, we have had a member (Rick Butler, I believe) take one apart to figure out why they failed to begin with (and presumably if there was anything we could do to get more life out of them) -- I am certain that if he had come up with a fix, many of us would still be riding on our original shocks. I know that is not the news you wanted to hear, but, I guess it is just a weakness that our beasts have. ----- Freebird has one for sale in the classifieds here for $325. http://www.venturerider.org/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=4773&title=stock-rsv-shockalmost-new-&cat=7 [To my knowledge, I will not be making any commission on that sale... unless Freebird feels generous ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted September 15, 2013 Share #3 Posted September 15, 2013 They are NOT rebuildable. I have an almost new one for sale in the classifieds. If you are interested in it, make me an offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86er Posted September 16, 2013 Share #4 Posted September 16, 2013 When my shock went, I got one "brand-used" from Rick Butler. After we got mine out, my friend that was helping me said "Look, the sticker on it says Do Not Disassemble". I said "you know what that means!" Yeah, we tried to take it apart. We cut the spring off, but couldn't get much further than that. And my buddy has a pretty complete metal shop. With my shock, it would take air and hold pressure, but would not lift the bike at all. I figure it has a rubber bladder in it that blew out so the air just filled the void. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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