has anyone noticed the gap between the shock piston and the shock body? I recently changed my shock oil and when i was slowly moving the piston up and down, i noticed an air bubble come from around this gap. I'm assuming the piston is too small or the shock body is too big. either way the gap is easily visible. does anyone have an idea about this problem? any suggestions to remedy this or is this just what people are talking about when they say AE has been loosing it's quality?

After seeing this, i check my sc-r shocks and the piston seals very tightly to the shock body.