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[LazyTrailRider]

Hi Johan' date=' have you left Cape Town again?

I logged on now to post the question "where can I take the 2nd-hand Manitou Swinger 4-way shock I got with the Intense 5.5 I just bought to be serviced?" (OK, maybe the question would be slightly shorter), seeing as I'd prefer someone who knows their stuff to look at it, not for free of course.

 

After building the bike up, I released that the rebound adjuster has no effect, the shock's permanently in kangaroo mode. It's fine through the stroke otherwise, no funny sounds, stiction or anything of that kind.

 

Where can I take it in CPT to be sorted out? Not keen on servicing the damper myself, from what I've read it can be a little tricky....

 

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It sounds to me as if the SPV needs some attention, if Kangeroo mode refers to its "brain" not working. If it is purely rebound damping, I think the oil has either leaked out or is very, very old. Since you are in Cape Town, why not take it to the agents. Cycles Africa is in Somerset. They have a website and I'm sure the contact details are on there.

 

That is not a complicated shock and you have no reason to ride in Kangaroo mode forever.

 

 

 

 

Thanks Johan, I'll take it to Cycles Africa (someone else also mentioned them).

 

When I first felt it, I thought "ah crap, there's no oil in there". It just has no rebound damping, whichever way you turn the rebound knob. I've deflated/inflated the main air can, did the same with the SPV valve, but of course all that only affects compression.

 

No sign of any oil leakage, but that could just be because it's empty

 

Would I cause any harm if I let all the air out and pushed/pulled it through the full stroke a couple of times? Just keen to try my best first before sending it 50km and paying a couple hundred bucks...

[Johan Bornman]

 

Thanks Johan' date=' I'll take it to Cycles Africa (someone else also mentioned them).

 

When I first felt it, I thought "ah crap, there's no oil in there". It just has no rebound damping, whichever way you turn the rebound knob. I've deflated/inflated the main air can, did the same with the SPV valve, but of course all that only affects compression.

 

No sign of any oil leakage, but that could just be because it's empty

 

Would I cause any harm if I let all the air out and pushed/pulled it through the full stroke a couple of times? Just keen to try my best first before sending it 50km and paying a couple hundred bucks...

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There's no harm in doing that. However, I think you'll see Somerset West soon.