5LikesAME T SHOX
01-29-2013, 06:43 AM
#197
I am not impressed so far.
1) Times two o-rings means that with no fluid at all, these things feel like my Schumacher shocks with 50wt.
2) The top cap assembly is retarded. First, the threads don't want to engage when you try to screw the cap on. I followed Jorge's video, and I had to press the cap down really, really hard to get the threads to touch, then try and back thread it to make sure it's straight, and then screw it on. It was really, really hard to get the threads to catch without cross-threading, and then I'm not sure the shaft guide even sits flat once it's on. There's barely any thread engagement, and the o-ring in the cap gets sliced up on the shock body.
-Mike
1) Times two o-rings means that with no fluid at all, these things feel like my Schumacher shocks with 50wt.
2) The top cap assembly is retarded. First, the threads don't want to engage when you try to screw the cap on. I followed Jorge's video, and I had to press the cap down really, really hard to get the threads to touch, then try and back thread it to make sure it's straight, and then screw it on. It was really, really hard to get the threads to catch without cross-threading, and then I'm not sure the shaft guide even sits flat once it's on. There's barely any thread engagement, and the o-ring in the cap gets sliced up on the shock body.
-Mike
@both, maybe try the shocks with some oil (or the green AE stuff) applied to the o-rings? did that with mine, no problems at all
01-29-2013, 08:28 AM
#198
If the plastic guides are tight you can run a 3mm arm reamer through them to speed up the break in process.
01-29-2013, 08:37 AM
#199
Tech Addict
T-Shox Assembly procedure
Hi All,
This is my method and only my responsability, i'm pretty sure AME will bring an instruction video very soon, until, you could watch how i do you it and some more details of the T-Shox.
Extra Tip - Use an arm reamer on the guidance pieces
Somehow missed the part when i put the rebound springs on the shock shaft, you should put it before you fill them with oil.
Hope you like it.
Cheers.
Hi All,
This is my method and only my responsability, i'm pretty sure AME will bring an instruction video very soon, until, you could watch how i do you it and some more details of the T-Shox.
Extra Tip - Use an arm reamer on the guidance pieces
Somehow missed the part when i put the rebound springs on the shock shaft, you should put it before you fill them with oil.
Hope you like it.
Cheers.
01-29-2013, 08:38 AM
#200
The thick plastic guide in the bottom is too thick. When you tighten the bottom end cap all the way down it squishes the o-ring and binds up the shock.
The holes in the piston are drilled too close to the edge which causes the piston to be out of round and rub the inside the shock body.
Quality control on these things is sh*t. Great job.
The holes in the piston are drilled too close to the edge which causes the piston to be out of round and rub the inside the shock body.
Quality control on these things is sh*t. Great job.
01-29-2013, 09:59 AM
#201
The thick plastic guide in the bottom is too thick. When you tighten the bottom end cap all the way down it squishes the o-ring and binds up the shock.
The holes in the piston are drilled too close to the edge which causes the piston to be out of round and rub the inside the shock body.
Quality control on these things is sh*t. Great job.
The holes in the piston are drilled too close to the edge which causes the piston to be out of round and rub the inside the shock body.
Quality control on these things is sh*t. Great job.
01-29-2013, 11:20 PM
#204
I bought mine at RC market,
so 100042 X4 conical shims missing and a bad finish
reading other messages I think I need to use a reamer for guidances pieces.
Do you have a link where to buy a 3mm reamer please?
I built my shocks many times ( using greenslime of course) , there are still a difference of stiffness without oil but it is better, I was hoping after some runs guidance piece would be "ground", is it possible or I need to buy a reamer?
( I'm not very happy to need to buy a reamer after having paid expensive shocks for poor quality and missing parts, one 10050 part was defective too)
so 100042 X4 conical shims missing and a bad finish
reading other messages I think I need to use a reamer for guidances pieces.
Do you have a link where to buy a 3mm reamer please?
I built my shocks many times ( using greenslime of course) , there are still a difference of stiffness without oil but it is better, I was hoping after some runs guidance piece would be "ground", is it possible or I need to buy a reamer?
( I'm not very happy to need to buy a reamer after having paid expensive shocks for poor quality and missing parts, one 10050 part was defective too)
01-29-2013, 11:44 PM
#205
Are you guys that ordered the shocks from AME having the same problems as the shocks ordered from Hong Kong?
01-30-2013, 12:01 AM
#206
I' ll tell you what they will answer.
this is the message, sorry for my English:
"Hi RC Market, Hi Andreas Myberg,
I write this letter at the same time to Andreas Myberg (boss of AME-T-shox) and to RC market, where I bought T shox (this is below my order).
I writte to you this message because I received my T shox yesterday and to be honest I am disappointed by the quality,
1/ some parts were missing, as the conical slices 10042 where 4 were present instead of 8 and one white 10050 was defective totally as bad molded.
Fortunately that I had also ordered spare parts, thanks to them I was able to go up my shock.
But please I would like to receive what must be contained in the kit, so thank you for sending it to me.
2/ Then by going up them, I discovered that the passages of piston in the bodies of aluminum shock absorbers were not clean and were sharp with aluminium parts and risked to line the piston.
I have filed these passages with a very soft round file.
3/ Then a shock absorber with a color darker than the others (why?) has his threading down slightly of fault, where screws the part 10004, what puts in constraint parts 10042 and 10041 and restrains completely the shock absorber.
4/ In one shock cap, the diameter of hole for 10050 is too small, so I needed to file a little bit to solve that.
What is necessary it to make please for all these various concerns?
Better greetings,
Nicolas Rouland"
01-30-2013, 01:53 AM
#208
Hello
Got mine from Toni sport, no problems.
Got mine from Toni sport, no problems.
01-30-2013, 02:22 AM
#209
Tech Addict
Arm Reamer
This is only one, you've got several from other brands there. Got mine directly from AME and no problems at all. Like i said before issues may arrise when a company is new, but i'm pretty sure Andreas is watching and solving all the problems, for sure he will answer you and wil solve your problem.
This is only one, you've got several from other brands there. Got mine directly from AME and no problems at all. Like i said before issues may arrise when a company is new, but i'm pretty sure Andreas is watching and solving all the problems, for sure he will answer you and wil solve your problem.
01-30-2013, 03:20 AM
#210
Arm Reamer
This is only one, you've got several from other brands there. Got mine directly from AME and no problems at all. Like i said before issues may arrise when a company is new, but i'm pretty sure Andreas is watching and solving all the problems, for sure he will answer you and wil solve your problem.
This is only one, you've got several from other brands there. Got mine directly from AME and no problems at all. Like i said before issues may arrise when a company is new, but i'm pretty sure Andreas is watching and solving all the problems, for sure he will answer you and wil solve your problem.