did it, same issue. no way to get rid of that little rebound :flaming:

i notice that sometimes after a race day the shocks get lot of rebound, other days they stay as when i rebuilded. cant understand these crappy things.

take a look to this https://youtu.be/W8raVodwZdI?t=5m32s
following from the first step. impossible to archieve same result.

Ryan is next level. His middle name is styles dude !!!

No idea how he gets them like that but gore tessmen has a little rebound in his shock building video and if it’s good enough for ty it’s good enough for anyone lol

LOL I just watched that video earlier today.
I always have a little rebound and they all seem to be about the same distance after fully compressed

we could say its MAGIC! then

Your shocks look great... try getting the bleed screw into the cap quicker (before you take the time to wipe off excess) that will help a little. I have about 1/2 the rebound you are getting on compression...

There will always be air in the shock - no way around it - unless they are being filled and sealed in some sort of vacuum/airless type chamber . Shocks are so much better than they used to be ( I started off road racing on the original RC10T back in 1990-1991), I would be rebuilding my shocks between heats sometimes as air would get in through the bottom o-rings fairly easily (along with tiny dirt crap-hence the need for the rebuild). You could build up a shock perfectly and it would last 1 race sometimes. Would always rebuild all 4 before the mains were run, no matter what condition they were in.

Honestly, I now go 2 or 3 race weekends before rebuilds, maybe I'm just getting old and lazy (probably the case here, really) but the shocks on any of the brands just seem more consistent than they ever used to be.

thank you all!

There will be a little rebound. The key is to have all the shocks with a similar amount.

Put some black grease on the screw before screwing it in the arm, then it'll be ALOT easier

Your rear hub camber link (outer) are on upside down, unless of coarse you tuned it that way.

I race at a fairly clean indoor track. I will have gone two winter seasons (I only race from Dec. to March) on my current shock package before even considering rebuilding. I may not still. I cannot distinguish them from a new set. In the last 10 years, I have only been in the practice of rebuilding seasonally. Use a good suspension grease to keep the seals from swelling, brush them clean every run, and they last a long time.

I hear ya, as I'm back into racing off-road after a 15+ year layoff. I have run my B6d now 4 race weekends and one practice/fun day and the diff was a little notchy (see previous page) so decided to do a little maintenance. Well, cleaning up and putting new grease on the thrust washer solved the notchy feeling, I decided to throw some new oil in the shocks - completely unnecessary. They were completely clean and appeared to be full from when it was built. The fit/finish and quality has come a LONG way since the first RC10, and honestly, they are roughly the same price. Probably cheaper taking inflation into account. When I bought my original RC10T back at the end of 1990, it was $199.99. Prices for kits, and the quality you get, today are great.

I change my shock oil about every 4 races, either for tuning or just to keep it fresh. Never for leakage anymore. AE finally got their guide-bushing and piston sizes worked out to the job of the o/x-rings has become really easy.

Shocks should be rebuilt often every time you shock shaft moves in and out there is a little air that gets in the shock it’s just impossible to have no air get drawn into the shock body this in turn changes the feel and performance of your shock u can get away with just bleeding the shock 1 maybe 2 times but I would recommend fresh oil u will feel a difference in consistency and performance I’d say depending on the surface you run on somewhere from every 10 runs to 17 maybe 20 you should change the oil. That’s my opinion I always feel more confident in a fresh shock and more confidence is always a good thing