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Old 03-11-2018, 04:29 PM
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The Sachs shocks are a bit of a basket case. So many variants of the same thing. Some with top out springs, some without; this influences the upper shaft setup. Some have split metal piston bands, others use a single piece plastic piston band (these are the ones that don't seal well). Different height seal heads. Some use a 16mm shaft, other models use an 18mm shaft. Some use a rebound separator valve, others don't.

Then you have valving differences to deal with all those other variables. Some use a preloaded shim stack..

Finding parts can be hard. From memory the seals aren't common sized and many tuners will machine the seal head to accept a more common seal.

SKF make some complete seal heads for reasonable prices, however you need to work out which one matches your particular shock.
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