Fox 38 air shaft sucked in -normal?

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flag Tmae
Posted: Jun 30, 2022 at 4:43 Quote
Hi!

Short question:
I bought a used air shaft, it seems to have vacuum inside. The piston is completely sucked in.

https://ibb.co/YbJbS5x

Is this normal?
Will it equalize when assembling and pressuring up?

I already swaped 2x the air shaft before and never experienced this.
Normally the shaft is sticking out.
flag chrysanthos
Posted: Jul 1, 2022 at 5:53 Quote
Check this piston's seal. There are QC issues apparently.
flag NBainas
O+
Posted: Jul 4, 2022 at 14:08 Quote
Not normal at all. The transfer port inside is clogged with grease more than likely.
Its not a vacuum but the negative side of the air chamber is now pressurized with probably 80-100psi if I had to guess.

This is a really bad situation as you need to get the air out of the negative chamber, but you don't have any shaft to clamp on to remove the foot nut. I would take it a suspension shop if you have one, purely for the safety aspect.
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