Originally Posted by
easy e
I build my v2 shocks exactly exactly like the video saxton posted on YouTube. But no matter what more oil less oil slower bleed faster bleed do it 5 times when I turn the shock upside down I can always feel a pocket of air. Pump it a few times take the top and there will 3-5 large air bubbles. also the shaft sucks back in slightly
This literally driving me crazy. I'm not new to rc but I am to bleeder caps. My race buddy has b44.1 and has the same problem.
I watched saxton video 20 times and I still have air in the shock. I used green slime on the o rings, tried new shock caps, maybe someone can advise or make a point I'm missing
If you have limiters in the shock you almost always get a bit of air trapped under the piston. Drive the piston up and down slowly a few times, not letting it rise all the way up to clear the surface of the oil. Set the shock aside for a bit and let the air bubbles rise to the surface. Then continue with the procedure. When you are done, the shaft should rebound very slightly after you compress it. The rebound should be equivalent to about the volume displaced by tightening the bleeder screw (not much in other words). Hope this helps.