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Clubroom => Tech Talk => Topic started by: RMJJ on August 19, 2009, 07:14:54 pm

Title: WP shock service
Post by: RMJJ on August 19, 2009, 07:14:54 pm

I've got a wp single shock circa early 80's
It was leaking so I've fitted a new quad ring seal.
I cannot suss out how the seal head seals the shock while filling it with oil.
The seal head is tapered and so is the cap. In between these two parts is an O ring which gets trapped on the taper.
The thing is the seal head slides inside the shock body so the O ring doesn't get compressed by the taper and doesn't seal.


Can anyone explain how it works/seals

Title: Re: WP shock service
Post by: brent j on August 19, 2009, 07:33:02 pm

Mine has a steel wire type circlip that sits under the seal head, in the body.
It's very easy to lose it on disassembly.

Brent

Title: Re: WP shock service
Post by: ola_martin on August 19, 2009, 07:37:50 pm

That's correct, it sits on a circlip.

RMJJ, I tried to answer you in adrenalintrip but can't make it work since the forum has turned "black", do I need a new approval from the webmasters? My loginname works but I'm not alowed to post....

Title: Re: WP shock service
Post by: RMJJ on August 19, 2009, 08:29:33 pm

Ok. Thankyou.

It must have been missing when I got the shock.

Easily sorted out. Thanks