do it yourself rear shock rebuild?

[wimpywade94]

Hey all, just curious if there is any way to rebuild a rear shock yourself, or should i save the cash up and send it it for a rebuild. and do you have to take the shock apart to get a new spring on it, or can you do it with the shock body intact.

 

thanks

wade

[racer]

I did mine myself, and no you dont have to tear down the can to remove the spring.

 

I wrote a whole post on it, find it and read it. Then if you have any questions PM me. Its mildly difficult to do, just because of the space youre working in to remove the stock seal head. Mechanically everything is very straight forward and simple. I suggest using Racetech parts because they had very good valving tips. The cool part is, once you have done one you can do it over and over, very easily. Popping the cherry is the hard part.

[Animalman294]

How long ago did you do this, and how do you recharge the Nitrogen............?

[racer]

I did it this summer. The stock shock has a needle type fill system. You remove that philips head screw and insert a needle in the rubber to charge it. I was going to rig up a schraeder valve, but never got around to it. That would make things much easier, since it would be like every other shock ever produced.