Shock Is Stuck Down!!

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[@rkiernan74]

My RockShox Monarch RL literally just did this to me. You're a hero to a suspension novice like new. Thank you for this great video!

[@NorbertPlzak]

Worked out for me! Thank you so much feller, you saved my shock and my money!

[@chris9786]

Thanks for the tip! I live in Quebec, Canada and my bike was stored in the shed for the winter at -30C, my shock was stucked hard. I did not have a feeler gauge so i cut a strip out of a soda can and it worked fine.

[@TheBlone444]

thanks for the tip dude, never would've crossed my mind to use soda or beer can...was a bit struggling to get it all the way in, but worked

[@sjones6177]

Worked for me. Thanks!

[@garethhope1]

Thank you worked great on my monarch r 🎉

[@gregsinnott8527]

Awesome! Thank you so much for posting this. I had to trim down the feeler gauge, as it was too wide. As soon as it went under, out it came. The thickness I used was .006mm.

[@ianw1080]

Thank you for the quick fix! I have had this stuck-down issue twice now with my Monarch RT. Both times I believe it was due to riding in cold temperatures ~30°F and I've since come to find that RS says these shocks are not designed to work at less than 32°F... I'm not techy enough to attempt a rebuild myself, so the first time I had the shop do it and didn't ride again until the weather warmed up... Haven't rode in the cold again until now and I have the same issue after one cold weather ride. But the feeler gauge trick worked great - smallest size I had was .008 and I trimmed it down a bit after reading the other comment about that. I was pretty careful and there are no scratches on the shaft. The negative chamber purged just like your video and it's all good now!

[@thepedaltech]

Yeah I’m sure the cold weather is not playing well with the rubber seals letting pressure bypass to the negative

[@user-kb7ij6ye8u]

Just did this to my float x. Noticed my lockout and rebound wasnt working...took shock off, and emptied air out and it sucked right in. Feeler gauges worked and air was burped. Seems to be ok now!

[@user-nu4gx9fk2z]

What thickness feeler gauge tool did you use?

[@TheMisfit1979]

Can it scratch the surface?Im a bit worried.Have a 2023 Super Deluxe with 300psi in the negative…

[@thepedaltech]

Technically it could scratch it. Although I have never had it happen. If you had a thin piece of plastic. That would work best!

[@diegoramirez7943]

Did it worked fine after?

[@thepedaltech]

Customer says its still working to this day.

[@iceagle58]

Great, solution, why this happen frequently??

[@thepedaltech]

Bad seals ultimately. Or if they are in the cold it can happen.

[@vlbz]

Do NOT do this under any circumstances. You will scratch the shaft and ruin the shock. Do a proper service.