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[Closed] RS PIke 454 issue help please

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Just striped the lowers off my pikes to do a lower service which I have done a few times before. Everything went to plan but when I put the air back (+) first the forks extend but when I put the pump onto the neg there seemed to a bit of air in there but when I pumped it up the forks sucked down from 140 travel to well below 125mm. I striped them down again emptied the oil and started again and the same result. Any ideas what is going on with them?

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Posted : 07/10/2012 8:18 pm
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usually means there is more pressure in the negative?
*maybe, not sure mate sorry


 
Posted : 07/10/2012 8:28 pm
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Sounds like the dual air side is leaking. You need to fill the +itve first then the neg, always empty the neg when changing pressures.

If your doing this then time for a dual air service just done my pikes only to have the damper fail 2 days after fixing the air side!


 
Posted : 07/10/2012 8:44 pm
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I only serviced the whole forks a few months ago and its strange this problem only occurred after removing the lowers. I will have a look at the air side, thanks.


 
Posted : 08/10/2012 11:30 am