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[Closed] RP23 making very expensive noises...

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Riding out yesterday this was making some very expensive grinding type noises when it was compressing.. The day before it was quiet......

It doesn't look like any damage to the piston shaft yet... it was rebuilt late last year with a new seal kit...

Any ideas?


 
Posted : 30/04/2012 7:59 am
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My DHX air sounds a bit 'crusty' now and again. I'd get an air can service kit and whip the can off and give it a clean and change of seals anyway. It doesn't cost too much really...


 
Posted : 30/04/2012 8:08 am
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Yeah, crusty is actually a good description...


 
Posted : 30/04/2012 8:10 am
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check your pivots too


 
Posted : 30/04/2012 8:12 am
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^Good call on the pivots^


 
Posted : 30/04/2012 8:14 am
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Pivots, good call... probably Scotlands finest grinding paste in there.... big bike strip and lube in order me thinks..


 
Posted : 30/04/2012 9:12 am
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and just read the RP23 cavitated thread....


 
Posted : 30/04/2012 9:13 am
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Cavitation


 
Posted : 30/04/2012 9:23 am
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That's what you need if you want to be a Record Breaker, isn't it?


 
Posted : 30/04/2012 9:53 am