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Seized suspension

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 12:54 pm
by stevesilver
Haven't been on here for a while as fell out of love with my 11S, but now seem to have the spark back.

You guys really are the best at problem solving after all my troubles last year, so here's another question for you.....

Haven't bothered before but the suspension knobs, one on top of tank for the front and the rear shock adjuster knob have seized. Been like it for a while, any suggestions other than ditch the shocks?
If it makes a difference I have the yellow spring shock

Re: Seized suspension

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:19 pm
by The Teutonic Tangerine
If you like the way it rides leave them alone- If you replace or get the knobs working you'll only introduce self doubt, un-reconciled fears and confusion :D

Re: Seized suspension

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:34 pm
by stevesilver
If the suspension is supposed to be rock hard then its absolutely fine.......

Re: Seized suspension

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:53 am
by SP250
I had the driveshaft seize in the output splines and that prevented the rear end moving much, so felt like rock hard suspension, but the shock just couldn't do its job.
Might be worth checking.

Re: Seized suspension

Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:54 pm
by nab 301
stevesilver wrote:If the suspension is supposed to be rock hard then its absolutely fine.......


The knob on the rear shock is just a hydraulically operated preload , so won't make the suspension harder and the screw at the base of the shock adjusts the rebound . The front adjuster is afaik just rebound adjustment although maybe it alters bump also. Fwiw I had a front shock that felt like it had no movement/ was seized although the adjuster was fine and the bike "handled " ok . When I eventually treated myself to a new set of shocks ( Wilbers built to my weight (a very modest 100kg :wink: ) the difference was a revelation in terms of rider comfort over uneven surfaces never mind handling.