Originally Posted by
Shev
Thanks mate. Everything you have said is exactly what I had previously done. From drilling the caps to rolling on the bladders to slowly pushing up the pistons. I might try sanding one of the bushing next to the o-ring to try and take some pressure off the shaft. Thanks again for your reply. Much appreciated.
Have you tried coating the O Ring with AE Green Slime? I found this preserves the O Ring and really reduces stiction.
Otherwise you are doing something wrong because these are the best shocks AE ever made and about on par with Tamiya TRF shocks (essentially the same build).