i recently stuck down my dhx air shock i was pretty pissed thinking i would have to send it into fox but i found a much much easier way.
i pretty much wrapped the thing up in a towel and unscrewed the air sleeve there was a loud pop and hiss and i unwrapped the towel too see the results.
blood everywhere the air sleve had shot off and pinched my palm agains the screwdriver that stopped it from comming off completly.
once the bleeding subsided i took some heavy grease and greased all the seals and such and added about a 1.5 inch squeeze of grease and put it all around inside the air sleeve put it back together and volia works better than when i bought it. the heavy grease acted like a volume adjuster and the shock feels more like a coil than ever.
so when your fox air shock gets stuck down dont send it in its the easiest thing ive had to do with suspension ever. just make sure you wear gloves 'n eye protection.
in a month or so when i overhaul my bike for race season i will post a complete DIY rebuild for the dhx air with lots of pics.
i am completly amazed though with the improvement in performance the grease made i still cant get over it.
i pretty much wrapped the thing up in a towel and unscrewed the air sleeve there was a loud pop and hiss and i unwrapped the towel too see the results.
blood everywhere the air sleve had shot off and pinched my palm agains the screwdriver that stopped it from comming off completly.
once the bleeding subsided i took some heavy grease and greased all the seals and such and added about a 1.5 inch squeeze of grease and put it all around inside the air sleeve put it back together and volia works better than when i bought it. the heavy grease acted like a volume adjuster and the shock feels more like a coil than ever.
so when your fox air shock gets stuck down dont send it in its the easiest thing ive had to do with suspension ever. just make sure you wear gloves 'n eye protection.
in a month or so when i overhaul my bike for race season i will post a complete DIY rebuild for the dhx air with lots of pics.
i am completly amazed though with the improvement in performance the grease made i still cant get over it.