what do you think the damages are?
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Wow now I’m really confused. On my AirTail the side of the piston that has the rod connects to it raises the bike. So if the shaft seal was leaking the bike would go lower. Maybe my mind has finally gone totally dyslexic! Can anyone help me with this?
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From Progressives web site:
"Until recently, air-adjustable suspension was a collection of compromises; the traditional air spring was never designed to perform the entire suspension function, and removing air to lower it made things even worse. Compromise does not sit well with us, so naturally we had to completely rethink air adjustable shocks. Not only did we utilize a traditional coil spring, but we’ve also inverted the customary function of the air chamber. ADDING air pressure LOWERS the bike and it also means that if the shock were to ever fail, the bike would raise itself. The addition of an on-board air compressor allows for instant and on-the-fly adjustment of both ride height and spring rate. The result is a perfectly tuned suspension, no matter the load or ride height."
thats straight from their web site. you must have an older pair of shocks. but anyways, on my set of airtails, the front chamber with the shaft into it is the "bottoming chamber", and the chamber in the rear is the "ride height chamber". It seems to make it more confusing, but the more air you add to the bottoming chamber, the stiffer the ride(seems normal), but the more air you pump into the ride height chamber, the lower it goes(seems wrong).
"Until recently, air-adjustable suspension was a collection of compromises; the traditional air spring was never designed to perform the entire suspension function, and removing air to lower it made things even worse. Compromise does not sit well with us, so naturally we had to completely rethink air adjustable shocks. Not only did we utilize a traditional coil spring, but we’ve also inverted the customary function of the air chamber. ADDING air pressure LOWERS the bike and it also means that if the shock were to ever fail, the bike would raise itself. The addition of an on-board air compressor allows for instant and on-the-fly adjustment of both ride height and spring rate. The result is a perfectly tuned suspension, no matter the load or ride height."
thats straight from their web site. you must have an older pair of shocks. but anyways, on my set of airtails, the front chamber with the shaft into it is the "bottoming chamber", and the chamber in the rear is the "ride height chamber". It seems to make it more confusing, but the more air you add to the bottoming chamber, the stiffer the ride(seems normal), but the more air you pump into the ride height chamber, the lower it goes(seems wrong).
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dude, i dont know what youre trying to prove here. Im telling you, I put the airtails on my bike, set up the bottoming chamber according to the setup instructions. Then, i added air to drop it 2". Yesterday i looked at my bike and it was sitting up back to stock height. I pulled it in my shop and pumped some air into the ride height chamber to lower her back down. nothing. then i pumped air into the bottoming chamber. As i did this i heard a air leak. So i got under it with windex sprayed it down, and it was bubbling(leaking air) out where that shaft goes in there. I dont know the exact prognosis as i am not a shock pro like you, but thats my story. I shipped it back to progressive for them to fix and send back.
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so im guessing theres more problems than what i can see. possibly internal problems. but, thats what ive come up with. im losing air around the shaft that goes in the shock.
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This is a forum; something was posted that didn’t make sense to me. I asked a question which I see now is mistake. Other forums that I participate in have different rules. [sm=imsorry.gif]
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dude, you didn't do anything wrong, you were just drilling me about my shock problem like I was making it up. Like I said before. That's what happened, and that's where I saw the leak. No harm done. Sorry if I was harsh.
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RE: what do you think the damages are?
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alright man, thanks. So what youre saying is hand tighten it?
alright man, thanks. So what youre saying is hand tighten it?
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alright, thanks alot. i think i can handle it this time. still doesnt explain why it looked to be leaking, unless the shop messed it up, and i put the finishing touches on it. otherwise, it could just be fluid that they didnt clean up from topping off the fluid after they installed the cable.