Rear Shock

[Phillippe Coetzee]

Drop @Jakes 001 a message, his knowledge is amazing when it comes to suspension parts. 

[droo]

21 hours ago, Jakes 001 said:

Unless he gets a full kit that shock will fail eventually as the glide rings will wear out and cause damage to the damper body and aircan itself if that has not already happened causing air loss

Half a job will buy you a bit of time, but you'll be replacing the shock soon enough anyway. I'd bet that by the time the air can seals are leaking, the damper is beyond blown anyway.

And just for extra spice, Suntour use proprietary tools for IFP charging on their inline shocks.

OP - if you need to buy yourself some time to find a replacement, Baron's solution is a good one. If you're planning on keeping the bike more than a few months, just replace the shock with something that has proper local backup. Fox is first in line, RS a distant second.

[Baron]

14 hours ago, Jakes 001 said:

Just my 2 cent on rear suspension services with glide rings(wear band)

The teflon wear ring is not included in the basic service kit. It is only replaced with a  major service.

[Jakes 001]

This is exactly my point they won't last without new glide rings it will eventaully fail.Not a sr suntour fan at all.Any other shock Dt swiss,fox,x fushion,rock shox all of these aircan kits comes with new glide rings

Edited December 11, 2023 by Jakes 001