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Old 01-16-2012, 03:37 PM
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Paul L
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Originally Posted by NR
Paul, any advice on building the shocks for the t3 12? I feel the bladder is too big and hard to get in / screw down after you have filled the shocks

Nathan
Hi Nathan. I always fill the shock, shaft down. then i will place the bladder in the oil and with wrench tip or something push and extend the bladder in to the oil and down in to the body. then i place the plastic cap over the bladder, then i place the aluminum cap around the plastic cap. then while pushing down on the plastic cap and subsequently the bladders rim i will screw on the aluminum cap. sometimes i will turn the aluminum backwards until i feel the threads sit right, then i screw it down in the right direction and bleed the shock upside down from the bottom.
probably sounds more complicated than it really is. But yes, it does seem that the aluminum cap can be hard to get over the bladder sometimes.


hope this helps.
Thanks

Paul
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