WOW! all these years and I never thought that, and I have that fitting. thank you so much for bringing this to light. I'm absolutely going to try it next time.👍
@@zoubtubeLove the videos! you can use a syringe and the bleed cup. Use the syringe connected to the bleed hole to draw the oil back and forth from the cup attached to the IFP . You should be able to get a good bleed fairly quickly
@@andrewsiasparks Seriously man, thanks for the insight. I don't know how many times I've serviced these shocks and not once did it occur to me to use a fitting, and I don't know how many times I've thought I wish I they made it where I can add a fitting. I can honestly say I can't wait to try this out. 👍
Literally just walked in from the hardware store. The thread is Metric 5mm x .80 coarse. easily found at just about any hardware store. hope this helps
Have you ever had a situation where after you bleed the air out of the piggyback you can't depress the valve again? The manual says you have to send it in, but I'm wondering if there's some knowledge out there on a way to bleed pressurized oil safely.
Thanks for the comment. I'm not sure what you mean by 'bleed pressurized oil.' The shock should be completely depressurized before bleeding. Otherwise, oil will spray out. "can't depress the valve again" If you're referring to the compression stack in the reservoir, it sounds like it might be stuck in the locked position. To release it, you'll need to remove it and manually pop it out, which is not hard to do. Check 33:35, the tip that I apply grease to is what you have to pop out. it doesn't need much force to do so. when you pop it out, put a bit of grease on the oring "The manual says you have to send it in" If you're able to service your own shocks or forks, then reasons to send them in would be if there's a part that the manufacturer doesn't sell, stopped selling, or the replacement parts would cost more to service on your own as opposed to sending it the shock or fork in for service. FYI though, if it's a part that they stopped selling, then it's quite possible that they won't have it in stock. Hopefully this helps
Thank you for all your work!
Thanks for taking the time to watch them. if you have any questions or requests let me know
Ez bleed (amazon) kit with the tektro fitting fits the IFP bleed hole. Works great for making sure there's no air in the oil
WOW! all these years and I never thought that, and I have that fitting. thank you so much for bringing this to light. I'm absolutely going to try it next time.👍
@@zoubtubeLove the videos!
you can use a syringe and the bleed cup. Use the syringe connected to the bleed hole to draw the oil back and forth from the cup attached to the IFP . You should be able to get a good bleed fairly quickly
@@andrewsiasparks Seriously man, thanks for the insight. I don't know how many times I've serviced these shocks and not once did it occur to me to use a fitting, and I don't know how many times I've thought I wish I they made it where I can add a fitting. I can honestly say I can't wait to try this out. 👍
Phenomenal!
Glad to here the video was informative. let em know if you have any questions
Very helpful. Thanks for responding on the other vid also re the ifp puller tool
Literally just walked in from the hardware store. The thread is Metric 5mm x .80 coarse. easily found at just about any hardware store. hope this helps
Thanks so much 👍🏻
cool video keep doing good job dude
Glad to see the video was informative for you and thanks for watching. more videos to come
Thank you for the upgraded video.
Hopefully it's clearer and easier for you to follow. more videos to come 👍.
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Glad to hear you liked it and hopefully it will be of some use to you in the future. if you have any questions just let me know
Have you ever had a situation where after you bleed the air out of the piggyback you can't depress the valve again? The manual says you have to send it in, but I'm wondering if there's some knowledge out there on a way to bleed pressurized oil safely.
Thanks for the comment. I'm not sure what you mean by 'bleed pressurized oil.' The shock should be completely depressurized before bleeding. Otherwise, oil will spray out.
"can't depress the valve again" If you're referring to the compression stack in the reservoir, it sounds like it might be stuck in the locked position. To release it, you'll need to remove it and manually pop it out, which is not hard to do. Check 33:35, the tip that I apply grease to is what you have to pop out. it doesn't need much force to do so. when you pop it out, put a bit of grease on the oring
"The manual says you have to send it in" If you're able to service your own shocks or forks, then reasons to send them in would be if there's a part that the manufacturer doesn't sell, stopped selling, or the replacement parts would cost more to service on your own as opposed to sending it the shock or fork in for service. FYI though, if it's a part that they stopped selling, then it's quite possible that they won't have it in stock.
Hopefully this helps
Is this rockshox wrench for reservoir made of steel or aluminum ?
Good question, let me go check,,,,,👠👠👠👠👠👠👠, it's steel 😁
Are you Calvin from Park Tool?
unfortunately I'm not that handsome 😁
May be it's just me but i dont like that shock😂😂😂😂. Too progressive for me. I love coil shock now.
I don't blame you. coils are great if the frame is made for them. once things settle down around here I plan on building an enduro bike with a coil.