RSD Preload adj ?

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Mar 18, 2014 | 08:22 PM

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RSD Preload adj ?

I got some time tonight and installed these,kinda cool looking but I dont know if they are $150.00 worth of cool but has anyone noticed air leaking out around the adj nut? When I grab the front brake and compress the forks I hear air being forced passed the adjuster.Not a lot but I can hear it hiss.Has anyone else ever noticed this?
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Mar 18, 2014 | 09:48 PM

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Never noticed before, but your post got me to thinking. Went out to to the garage, took a small piece of tissue and laid it on top of each pre-loader and then pumped the forks - no hiss, no air pumping out, tissue stayed in place. As I remember there are o-rings on the pre-loaders that are supposed to seal air-tight. You might want to pull them out and check, coat the o-rings with a bit of fork oil and reinstall. Hope you get it worked out.
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Mar 19, 2014 | 06:34 AM

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Mar 19, 2014 | 06:42 AM

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all seals look good. The air just hisses out around the adjuster. I put some soapy water on the cap and it bubbles up alittle.
Im going to call RSD to see what think