Loyd
Member
Hello Tekno Fans,
I am having trouble building emulsion shocks on my SCT. (I am upgrading to the aluminum shock caps... emulsion build.)
After bleeding the oil and installing the vent screw/o-ring, I emulsify the oil. Then after emulsifying I remove the vent screw/ring and bleed the shocks one last time before re-installing the vent screw/ring. One shock is dead but the other three have varying amounts of rebound (on my second round now). The shock action is not smooth when I work them and I notice oil being pushed out and sucked back in the bleeder hole on the side of cap or oozing out the hole a bit altogether if I really compress the shaft.
I am using the o-ring installed inside the shock cap AND the thin o-ring on shock body (sits between body and bottom of cap). All o-rings are new other than being taken apart to inspect. This leads me to think I am not getting a good seal with the o-ring inside the shock cap because I am not seating it right and or the smaller o-ring is not allowing the cap to seal properly. (So while working the shock I am pulling air in and creating rebound?). Any ideas, suggestions and tips would be appreciated.
Also read a post where it's mentioned as unnecessary to bleed or emulsify the shocks a second time. Any thoughts on that?
Best...Loyd
I am having trouble building emulsion shocks on my SCT. (I am upgrading to the aluminum shock caps... emulsion build.)
After bleeding the oil and installing the vent screw/o-ring, I emulsify the oil. Then after emulsifying I remove the vent screw/ring and bleed the shocks one last time before re-installing the vent screw/ring. One shock is dead but the other three have varying amounts of rebound (on my second round now). The shock action is not smooth when I work them and I notice oil being pushed out and sucked back in the bleeder hole on the side of cap or oozing out the hole a bit altogether if I really compress the shaft.
I am using the o-ring installed inside the shock cap AND the thin o-ring on shock body (sits between body and bottom of cap). All o-rings are new other than being taken apart to inspect. This leads me to think I am not getting a good seal with the o-ring inside the shock cap because I am not seating it right and or the smaller o-ring is not allowing the cap to seal properly. (So while working the shock I am pulling air in and creating rebound?). Any ideas, suggestions and tips would be appreciated.
Also read a post where it's mentioned as unnecessary to bleed or emulsify the shocks a second time. Any thoughts on that?
Best...Loyd