Rebound knob on a pike 454 leaking oil. What is the problem?

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Rebound knob on a pike 454 leaking oil. What is the problem?
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flag Sheckler99
Posted: Mar 14, 2011 at 17:00 Quote
Hey guys i have a pike 454 u turn air and the red rebound knob seams to be leaking oil whenever i adjust the rebound. Anyone know what the problem could be?
flag skibbe
Posted: Mar 14, 2011 at 17:08 Quote
Sheckler99 wrote:
Hey guys i have a pike 454 u turn air and the red rebound knob seams to be leaking oil whenever i adjust the rebound. Anyone know what the problem could be?

are you using it for dirt jumping? or any other use that its not meant to be used for?
flag Sheckler99
Posted: Mar 14, 2011 at 18:20 Quote
skibbe wrote:
Sheckler99 wrote:
Hey guys i have a pike 454 u turn air and the red rebound knob seams to be leaking oil whenever i adjust the rebound. Anyone know what the problem could be?

are you using it for dirt jumping? or any other use that its not meant to be used for?

skatepark... my shop said that it could take it though.
flag skibbe
Posted: Mar 14, 2011 at 18:24 Quote
Sheckler99 wrote:
skibbe wrote:
Sheckler99 wrote:
Hey guys i have a pike 454 u turn air and the red rebound knob seams to be leaking oil whenever i adjust the rebound. Anyone know what the problem could be?

are you using it for dirt jumping? or any other use that its not meant to be used for?

skatepark... my shop said that it could take it though.

well its a pike. it was designed for am not street and djs. who gives a shit what your shop said if it starts breaking. if you bought it new try to get it warrantied but if not i would take it apart and check everything to make sure nothing is punctured or destroyed. in all honesty i would try to get an argyle if possible. those things will actually stand up to the abuse your putting them through.
flag Sheckler99
Posted: Mar 14, 2011 at 18:25 Quote
alright thanks a lot man!
flag Freak370
Posted: Mar 14, 2011 at 20:08 Quote
skibbe wrote:
Sheckler99 wrote:
skibbe wrote:


are you using it for dirt jumping? or any other use that its not meant to be used for?

skatepark... my shop said that it could take it though.

well its a pike. it was designed for am not street and djs. who gives a shit what your shop said if it starts breaking. if you bought it new try to get it warrantied but if not i would take it apart and check everything to make sure nothing is punctured or destroyed. in all honesty i would try to get an argyle if possible. those things will actually stand up to the abuse your putting them through.

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would my pike 405 uturn airs be ok for djs?
flag skibbe
Posted: Mar 14, 2011 at 21:47 Quote
yes, until they break lol but seriously, it depends on how hard and often you use it
flag staike
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 at 4:04 Quote
probably just a broken o-ring.
flag skibbe
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 at 15:48 Quote
staike wrote:
probably just a broken o-ring.

i doubt that
flag staike
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 at 2:03 Quote
skibbe wrote:
staike wrote:
probably just a broken o-ring.

i doubt that

why? a broken o-ring would cause the fork to leak. have you ever seen how many o-rings there is inside rock shoxs? more abusive riding then they're intended to = shorter life of all the o-rings.
flag jessejones
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 at 2:55 Quote
staike wrote:
probably just a broken o-ring.

^ This
Had the same problem on my old Argyle, new set of o-ring's, problem solved!
flag staike
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 at 3:04 Quote
jessejones wrote:
staike wrote:
probably just a broken o-ring.

^ This
Had the same problem on my old Argyle, new set of o-ring's, problem solved!

Good to hear! I hate guys like "skibbe", just trollin' around with "buy new forks" "they're am forks, you deserve it" attitude. I know a lot of guys that run Pike's on their DJ's and they're holding up just fine, even on a 90 kg guy that rides pretty damn abusive.
flag jessejones
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 at 3:32 Quote
staike wrote:

Good to hear! I hate guys like "skibbe", just trollin' around with "buy new forks" "they're am forks, you deserve it" attitude. I know a lot of guys that run Pike's on their DJ's and they're holding up just fine, even on a 90 kg guy that rides pretty damn abusive.

Yeah I've seen so many FR bike with Pikes and loads of people run them for DJ, they're strong forks!
flag skibbe
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 at 7:34 Quote
staike wrote:
jessejones wrote:
staike wrote:
probably just a broken o-ring.

^ This
Had the same problem on my old Argyle, new set of o-ring's, problem solved!

Good to hear! I hate guys like "skibbe", just trollin' around with "buy new forks" "they're am forks, you deserve it" attitude. I know a lot of guys that run Pike's on their DJ's and they're holding up just fine, even on a 90 kg guy that rides pretty damn abusive.

im not trolling, just giving my opinion
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