Fox Float X Service: Budget Damper Bleed Breakdown

[@beno9966]

Thanks, I never want to do this at home from watching this!

[@OtterMTBtech]

The bleeding is hard no bull shit

[@MyDailyAdventures-andLaughs]

Thanks for walking us through, bro. You successfully proved this can be done at home. My FloatX is cavitating and has been shelved for 6mos. Replace with a coil, but still appreciate the poppiness of air. Looks like I'm gonna just save up the $220 and send this sucker off.

[@OtterMTBtech]

Read the comment’s apparently copying the super deluxe bleed procedure is the way to go and is easy . Learning curve is steep on suspension

[@KotakMeister]

My shock started making those noises and i sent it in for a rebuild. It cavitated again shortly after i got it back. I'm so done with it...i'm looking for a coil now.

[@justsayin3600]

I just sent mine to Fox, got a complete rebuild, all new parts, and a medium + shim tune, and a 1.0 spacer for 216.00 They gave me the leftover spacers.

[@deadfinggerz]

Deflate shock in the bike. That way you can check your linkage too.

[@OtterMTBtech]

Good idea

[@liwx]

is there a 50hr service tutorial ? i think the damper service is a bit too hard for me

[@andrewsiasparks]

Ypu made it harder then you had too. A bleed cup in the ifp or sink the ifp and draw fluid back and forth until there's no bubbles

[@tomalbert3299]

Ugh! I have this service coming up. Good to know that a lot of spare time is necessary... Regarding the pin spanner wrench I have found in some forum that the home mechanics there just use a crescent wrench/Knipex type. Hope that works since I don't want to spend another 40-1xx buckazoids.

[@dallenellsworth9080]

Knipex work perfectly. You got this

[@tomalbert3299]

@@dallenellsworth9080 No scratching/damaging or do I have to have some protection layer like paper or so in between?

[@NorCalRide]

Im curious now what the manufacturering process is for shocks.

[@KillGates-s3r]

I had oil in the air side, hope its not a thing with this shocks. Cause i havent ridden it so hard yet. Like the shock float x cause i can pedal and jump, if it just right.

[@anttiharing]

Jesus christ why did you do it the hardest way possible? 😂 Put the stanchion in the vise, fill it up, fill the ipf reservoir and bleed the shaft. Then screw the sealhead to the stanchion that’s in the vise. Look up the service manual for a rockshox super deluxe.

[@OtterMTBtech]

Thanks for feedback I will, that makes sense, the air is trapped in the stanchion the first 3 times I tried

[@antn8387]

It costs more to rebuild. And after watching this vide, I'll just buy new shocks instead of rebuilding them.

[@OtterMTBtech]

Valid point service can cost more than it is worth

[@onefortysix6955]

It is really not that hard if you understand how the oil flows. Fill the rezy with oil, let it level then fill again. Stretch a glove over the full rezy and push it repeatedly to force the bubbles out of the basevalve and adjusters, remove glove, refill and install ifp. Then install the shock body without the bleedport, attach an open syringe and cycle oil in until full.

[@OtterMTBtech]

That doesn’t work on this shock ports are to small, I did X2 in 15 min, agree it could have went smoother. Apparently copying the SD repair Manuel works better

[@OtterMTBtech]

Tool list here amzn.to/4bzNC1q

[@PerfodDk]

ill never service my Shocks ,, only the fork get service every year. Shocks get only service if they dont work or sound funny , and thats never happend to me. Ill sometime do shock service , but only the outher chamber