My Shock Therapy FOX RC2’s are toast! - Let’s rebuild them

After noticing my shock from Shock Therapy weren’t performing as they should, I decided to go through them only to find out they were shipped without the proper amount of nitrogen. I finally decided to tear into them and see what the deal was. One shock was full of air and bubbles and the others were absolutely toast!
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[@rachelallen9772]

You never refilled the reservoir with oil, set the IFP depth, or air bled the reservoir side!!! Huge rookie mistake!! Those shock ain’t gonna last if you really did miss those steps…….

[@STOKED2SHRED2]

Thanks for your insight Rachel but the reservoir doesn’t get filled with oil, just nitrogen. The bridge was bled, and the reservoir was bled and purged of air, but just not shown in the video for the sake of time.

[@rachelallen9772]

⁠@@STOKED2SHRED2the reservoir absolutely has oil in it!! That’s why you set the IFP to a specific depth (the IFP IS IN THE RESERVOIR)….there is oil there. Think of it as if someone get is into a full tub, the “water” has to go somewhere, and that “water” goes into the reservoir…,that’s what happens when the shock shaft compresses into the shock body!! All shocks have at least a 3/4” of oil in the reservoir!! If you actually think that there is zero oil in the reservoir…..you don’t belong anywhere near at set of shock rebuilding tools!!! And this is coming from someone that has been rebuilding shocks for the last 20 years. Good luck! If you need help, please feel free to reach out and ask

[@FreedomIsntFree2023]

As @rachelallen9772 pointed out, there are several things wrong with what you are doing. I'll start out by saying, from your comments and what you are observing when you opened this shock, I'm going to guess this is your first time in these shocks in the 3 years since you put them on. You are obviously a fan of Liqui Moly but never show any consideration to the oil weight you are adding. Did you add just any weight or replace with what you had? At the 20:15 mark, you fill the shock with your new oil to nearly the top....the ONLY way that happens is if the IFP in the reservoir has not been removed. Now you have a huge air bubble below the IFP. To further add to your apparent lack of knowledge is using a tire valve extension Vs. a no loss chuck...regardless of what you say. You should not be making this video. 100% guarantee this is NOT how to replace shock oil to all those watching!

[@STOKED2SHRED2]

Well, first off the shocks work just fine and have put 1,000 race miles since this video. Shocks are perfect 👌🏼. I don’t disclose the actual weight of the shock oil because this is prototype oil that isn’t just from off the shelf. The IFP was not removed, but they were bled to push out any air bubbles that could be in the system, just not shown in the video. The fact that I chose to use a tire valve is by choice. I check the nitrogen with my Fox no loss chuck and there is always proper amount of nitrogen in the shock. So just because I didn’t do it the conventional way, doesn’t make it wrong. It works just fine. Like stated above I’ve since gone through the shocks and everything is golden and have proven that the LM oil used far surpasses the quality oil that was originally in it before.

[@dashow2002]

You made it look easy !👍

[@STOKED2SHRED2]

Thanks for watching! Having all the right tools and knowledge really helps! 🤙🏼

[@rachelallen9772]

@@STOKED2SHRED2except you didn’t bleed the bridge or the reservoir!!! What a hack of a job!! Those shocks are gonna be trash in no time!!