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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 01:17 AM
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Brake fluid? Did you blow your shocks?
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by scottmphoto
Brake fluid? Did you blow your shocks?
As far as I know my shocks are not blown. I wouldn't leave it out, I went down a nasty logging road. Tons of bad potholes. 4 trips this week. But they still seem to work.. i think
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 01:34 AM
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Unbolt a shock and try to compress it. I had some skyjackers go out. When the shock was unbolted from the top, it kinda just flopped down. That would have been my next suggestion. See your other post in the Chat area as well.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 01:39 AM
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And I'm assuming shocks do contain oil, so if they blew that would cause the oil around the base area
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 06:01 AM
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Looks like you blew out all 4 shocks, especially if you did some hard riding and so many times
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 07:45 AM
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There's no mystery here, folks. Shocks are shot. They contain hydraulic fluid. You've blown the seals out.

Yes, they still work... some.

Time for 4 new shocks.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 09:07 AM
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It's not the shocks! If you look at them in the pics they are dry.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 09:08 AM
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The shocks are less than 6 months old and are under warrenty ill get them checked out.
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