Hi,
I've never maintenanced shocks before, and my rx with about 200 miles on it has a terrible squeak. Should I just blast it with a little wd40? I have uploaded a video below.
http://youtu.be/DZQBBiE3d5U
Hi,
I've never maintenanced shocks before, and my rx with about 200 miles on it has a terrible squeak. Should I just blast it with a little wd40? I have uploaded a video below.
http://youtu.be/DZQBBiE3d5U
Dutch, did you find a fix?
My coil rubs on the subframe .. does yours? See if that is where you squeak is coming from.
@dmhines That's what someone else mentioned on FB. I am only around the bike on the weekends because it stays at my moms a couple hours away, so I will check this weekend.
@workman not yet, I originally assumed that I just needed to lube the shock and I have never done that, so I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction, but now multiple people have suggested looking to see if the coil is rubbing the subframe, so I will check that in a few days.
Mine rubs the subframe as well. I plan on clearancing the subframe to make it work.
Mine rubs too its missing paint in a couple spots now, its only a matter of time till my coil starts to rust.
Alright, well after examining the issue a second time, it seems to not be my shock at all, but something down at the axle/break area. I rolled the bike backwards a bit, bounced on the shock like in the video, no squeak. Then as I rolled the bike around the driveway, the squeak would happen at the same spot in the rotation of the wheel every time.