Having sent the shock to another shop who deal more with Sachs parts, they spotted the internal surface of the gas reservior has scratches and even evidence of sanding to try and remove those scratches! Scratches probably caused by careless removal of snap ring/piston they reckon.
Apparently those scratches can be enough for the gas to escape past the reservoir cap, lowering the pressure of the gas, which doesnt pressure the oil enough to push the seal lips onto the shaft, causing the slight leak.
Im not that clued up on the workings of shocks, but this does sound feasible, what do you guys think? Am i being strung a yarn here to make me buy another shock? The manual on the main ggriders.org site does say to be very carefull removing the snap ring, but doesnt say why.
Thanks,
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07 EC300
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VFR 400
Last edited by 400_racer; 11-12-2012 at 04:49 PM.
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