Rear Shock Question

[AKRefugee]

If the rear shock has puked out oil will it still old air pressure?

I am almost sure that the rear shock puked its oil and have the bike at a dealership.

They said they pumped are pumping it up and seeing if it holds air.

Want to make sure they are doing it right as originally he only put 7.0 psi in it

because that is what the service manual said. Fortunately I have the E version

of the service manual and was able to educate him. He said he would pump up

to the 57 psi and see if it held.

 

If it will hold air with the oil puked out how do I convince them it won't

hold oil and it is shot?

[Seaking]

If the rear shock has puked out oil will it still old air pressure?

I am almost sure that the rear shock puked its oil and have the bike at a dealership.

They said they pumped are pumping it up and seeing if it holds air.

Want to make sure they are doing it right as originally he only put 7.0 psi in it

because that is what the service manual said. Fortunately I have the E version

of the service manual and was able to educate him. He said he would pump up

to the 57 psi and see if it held.

 

If it will hold air with the oil puked out how do I convince them it won't

hold oil and it is shot?

 

A right smack upside the head should solve all arguments, no? Its no coin off their books if the shock is a warranty covered item? I wouldn't know, I'm one of those silly sods with a 06 Midnight without warranty.. ergh.

 

But remember, 'the customer is always right' and insist on a new shock..

[Tom]

It will hold air pressure...I do not recommend riding it that way though. If you loose the air too it will squat all the way to the ground and out of control you WILL be. Mine went out and Yamaha could not get one(BackOrdered) so I raised cane about it and they gave me their cost on one and I applied it to a Works performance shock.

[flb_78]

Yep, shock will hold air if it pukes the oil. There's a bladder for the air and it's separate from the oil. My shock had leaked it's oil out a long time ago and I rode on it for over a year like that. It's a harsher ride. Then it started leaking air and I replaced it with a Works Performance shock.

[50btripn]

I only had a slow leak on mine, with about 5k miles on the bike. My dealer replaced it, no questions asked.