ak85lp
(Paul)
I posted here a few days ago about changing the fork oil on my ST but now things have moved to the rear. On the weekend I noticed a fair bit of fluid dripping down on the right side of the wheel and it was also wet around the drive shaft area. After taking the side bag off and the side cover I could see the spring around the original shock was wet and the seal area was wet as well. This all started when I had my daughter on the back for a ride I think.
I wiped everything dry and then ordered a new Progressive shock which I should be picking up on Saturday. On the ride in this morning I noticed the area on the drive shaft was wet again Arrow in picture points to area I am talking about.
The fluid is very clear (almost like water) but has an oily feel. It's too hard to tell if more fluid has pumped out of the shock without taking things apart. One other thing I noted was the fact that a little bit of the moly paste has loosened up on the bottom of the wheel. There is a black plastic ring there that seems to have some open gaps (it's the same at the top) and the paste looks a little watery (number 6 in diagram). I contributed this to the shock fluid running all back and ending up on the bottom thinning out the moly paste.
I really hope something has not failed in the drive line. I changed the rear fluid last fall with the correct weight of synthetic. Anything else to look for beside the drive fluid level, or am I just getting paranoid until the shock is changed out?
I wiped everything dry and then ordered a new Progressive shock which I should be picking up on Saturday. On the ride in this morning I noticed the area on the drive shaft was wet again Arrow in picture points to area I am talking about.
The fluid is very clear (almost like water) but has an oily feel. It's too hard to tell if more fluid has pumped out of the shock without taking things apart. One other thing I noted was the fact that a little bit of the moly paste has loosened up on the bottom of the wheel. There is a black plastic ring there that seems to have some open gaps (it's the same at the top) and the paste looks a little watery (number 6 in diagram). I contributed this to the shock fluid running all back and ending up on the bottom thinning out the moly paste.
I really hope something has not failed in the drive line. I changed the rear fluid last fall with the correct weight of synthetic. Anything else to look for beside the drive fluid level, or am I just getting paranoid until the shock is changed out?