butrflynlambie

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I have a bought a used Team TC4 with a leaking shock and need to rebuild it.

The shock is the blue anodized type, I don't believe this is the shock that comes with the original team kit.

I race carpet only with foam tires.

1.) I need to acquire shock oil what brand and weight
What brand and weight?
Do I need a different weight for the front or back?

2.) When rebuilding, I am unsure what parts to actually replace.
What parts can I keep and which should be tossed?

Do I need to pick up something like this?
http://www.thercshack.com//index.asp...OD&ProdID=2272


3.) I have found a rebuild kit but am unsure if this is for the shocks I have
http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXLTX9&P=7

4.) I found a shock set on ebay, any benefit to buying new
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

Thanks

santinuchi

i'm not sure what comes with the tc4 kit as far as shocks go, what i do know is for the rebuild is that the 2 o-rings inside the shock are what you need to replace to stop the leak, any associated macro shock rebuild kit will work, be sure to cover the rings in associated green slime b4 reassembling the shocks....

scottwk1

If you can find one in stock, I would recommend the VCS2 upgrade kit. Makes the shocks much easier to build.

butrflynlambie

iTrader: (3)

Thanks

What oil brand and weight should I be using?

santinuchi

associated, as far as weight, i think it's best to ask some local guys at your track.

scottwk1

For carpet, I use 60Wt Associated oil for the front and 40 wt associated for the rear. A decent setup to start with is the Barry Baker IIC setup for the TC4

http://www.teamassociated.com/racerh...r_iic_2005.pdf

santinuchi

very true, 60-40 is what i run in my car....it's a tc3 BUT it's a car that held stock TQ for a couple of rounds at last years IIC driven by Jim Herrmann, and the car is still rock solid, so much so, i'm taking it back to the IIC this year to see what it will do.

slowandsteady

I have a tc4 team kit with blue anodized threaded shocks and when I first got it I didnt build the shocks well enough and they leaked. The problem I had was the two little o rings at the bottom at the shock didnt seat very well so they leaked all the oil out of them. Im not sure if this would be your problem or not, but after I built them the right way they didnt leak at all. But I have VCS2 upgrade kit now and they havnt leaked.

Mike Haswell

I had the same problem with my shocks leaking and it was down to the O rings. I replaced the bottom O Rings with MIP blue seals (o-rings) Part No.1043 - $2.50 for a pkt of 8.

santinuchi

there really is no need to purchase mip o rings, just rub green slime on the associated o rings, they wont leak....just a thought....the associated stuff works....

Mike Haswell

They will still leak, even with greenslime, when you can see daylight between the shaft and the o-ring!

santinuchi

thats something that i have never bothered to check, but, i dont experience any leaks...just my personal experience.....

rockdog200

sound like the shaft is worn or the wrong size

porschejim911

iTrader: (6)

I agree. I don't even use green slime and my shocks don't leak.

Mike Haswell

No, O-rings not the right spec.