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Old 23-06-2014
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Default D413 shocks

Hi guys has anyone else had problems with shock seals swelling? Then locking up the shocks.
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Old 06-10-2014
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Hi guys,

i dont have the problem as above but i do have a problem with my shocks

they leak from the top, not loads but they leak.

ive bought new bladders and still the same problem

i run cut bladders

have any of you guys had this problem?

dose anyone know of the alloy shock tops from the kyosho big bores or the yokomo tops fit?

any info would be great
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Did you drill the screw hole through and bleed them? If not I wonder if you have too much pressure in there. My shocks are really nice and don't leak at all and they are emulsion. I did read somewhere that the associate B5M caps and stand offs are a direct fit.
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Did you drill the screw hole through and bleed them? If not I wonder if you have too much pressure in there. My shocks are really nice and don't leak at all and they are emulsion. I did read somewhere that the associate B5M caps and stand offs are a direct fit.

yeah drilled those holes,

even the car sitting on the desk for a few days you can see the oil leaking out
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Old 07-10-2014
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Are the bladders 100% seated properly and the right way up? When you cut them after the tops have been off and on a couple of times the bladders can distort slightly and not sit properly when you are tightening the shock top up.

With mine I put the cut bladder in the shock top before I screw it on, making sure it's fully seated against the top of the cap using a small pointy tool (the 1.3mm driver you're about to use to screw the bleeder screw in with works perfectly for this )
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Old 08-10-2014
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i got to say im very happy with the car after 1 meeting, i could see a huge change in the handling from my 2nd run to my 3rd and final run.

but the shocks just let it down, ive bought new shock tops/baldders and they still leak,

ive now bought AE B5 shock tops to see how that goes, if this dont work then i will be looking for new shocks
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so, having built my shocks last night with the AE shock tops, stand offs and O-rings and leaving my car on its wheels with the shocks on there is NO leaks

if i had done this with my HB tops oil would of been seeping out not even running the car.

looking at the HB shock tops with the bladders in they look like they dont sit good, this mixed with the shock oil it would never sit tidy.

im so happy now and i cant wait to run the car again

only thing is im off to jamaica sunday so im buggered for 3 weeks racing
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