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Sid Squid · 26-03-09, 09:49 AM

Hmmmm...

I can definitely say; it depends. If it really was a tiny bit of oil then it'll probably be OK, (if not recommended obviously!). However as the reservoir has a floating piston in it that separates the oil and the pressurising gas, and the volumes concerned are small so any loss of fluid or gas can make a sizeable change in the pressure.
When riding does the suspension appear affected? If no then I'd say you'd got away with it.

A note of caution: Shocks such as yours are pressurised with an inert gas at, typically, several hundred PSI. If it isn't right then don't be tempted to mess about with yourself.

26-03-09, 09:49 AM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Rear shock remote resevoir leak - help! Hmmmm... I can definitely say; it depends. If it really was a tiny bit of oil then it'll probably be OK, (if not recommended obviously!). However as the reservoir has a floating piston in it that separates the oil and the pressurising gas, and the volumes concerned are small so any loss of fluid or gas can make a sizeable change in the pressure. When riding does the suspension appear affected? If no then I'd say you'd got away with it. A note of caution: Shocks such as yours are pressurised with an inert gas at, typically, several hundred PSI. If it isn't right then don't be tempted to mess about with yourself. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"