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Just had my shock serviced and they've replaced the mounting hardware. The original according to spec are 22.2. These are 22mm. And they seem like I have to tighten right up. There seems to be a different feeling to the shock. Can't put my finger on it.
well, shock will feel different obviously. see if anything is rotating where it shouldn't be (cycle the shock without air?) and if so, find two .1mm shims. like tin foil almost. i think Enduro do them and maybe others.
It's not got rebound at first bit of stroke I think so clunks if you pull it up quick
That sounds like bushings with play in them.
As jambo says - if as I understand thats the bushes each end you have now got .4 mm play. thats enough to feel. What do the shop say about it?
ok, nerd alert!
if you use mount hardware that's too short, what may happen is: the mount won't be held tight in frame, so the whole mount rotates against the frame instead of the bush rotating around the mount. this is bad for your frame and can stress the bolt (the bolt is only there to hold the mount together, it's not supposed to take the load of your fat arse). why i said let the air out compress and look, or take the other end of shock out and rotate shock by hand to see which bit moves (if mount is held still, don't worry about the difference? frame tabs may bend enough to take up that slack? not sure, might be bad for frame). if it slides in real easy between the frame tabs, mount is probably too short.
not sure 22.2 is common size?
http://j-techsuspension.co.uk/pages/products/mount-kits.php
looks like it is yeah. they have tables of frames somewhere:
http://enduroforkseals.com/id275.html
.2mm can make a difference yeah judging by enduro's tolerances to 1/20th of mm 😯 you just need to see if yours is held firm or not.