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I’m starting to hear about leaky shocks. Can anyone confirm? How common is this? Just a little seeping at the top or rapid failure?
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If installed improperly they are very sensitive to shaft damage. Scratching or etching the shaft will lead to leak. I have not seen or heard of any other failures at 3 HST events.
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I’m starting to hear about leaky shocks. Can anyone confirm? How common is this? Just a little seeping at the top or rapid failure?

havent seen any leaking yet


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I had one rear fail but like Ross said is was installed improperly (before the note was published).


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I had one rear fail but like Ross said is was installed improperly (before the note was published).

 

Which note?

I saw the one about the torquing of the shaft nut (only like 30# max) but was there another I might have missed?


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I'm also curious about this note...

 

How would you torque the shaft nut without the shaft spinning and also not scratching it. I ended up holding the impact socket with my hand to engage the hammering action to get the nut down to the nylon.


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i always learned to hold the shock shaft in your hand, and then impact it. should provide enough friction to get the impact hits. 


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I’ve always used a split piece of ~1” rubber hose and a pair of pliers, then wipe the shaft clean. Takes small hands to reach in there and hold it even if that were enough.
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I use a piece of scrap serpentine belt, as the ribs give a higher point load to grip the shaft.


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By using the method they suggested of holding the shaft with your had and using gun to tighten the nylon nut, lets say it turns over 2 or 3 times. that should not be enough to damage the shock, and if it is, then they need to redesign it as they will take much more abuse on the track.


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Which note?

I saw the one about the torquing of the shaft nut (only like 30# max) but was there another I might have missed?

Penske put out  a note that said hold shaft by hand only and use impact on the nyloc nut


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Somewhere in here, there might be the elements of a funny joke about properly holding a shaft, rubbers, ribs and screwing around with nuts....   :tipsy:


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Somewhere in here, there might be the elements of a funny joke about properly holding a shaft, rubbers, ribs and screwing around with nuts.... :tipsy:


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Mine after a couple of race weekends and 2-3 track days are now a little seepy. As their is some oil on the top of the shock.






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