fox dhx 4.0 at garden/yard in Wakefield, United Kingdom - photo by johnyredbull

huge clunk sound, and rebound stopped working took shox off n hey presto its in 2 pieces mmmm sumet wrong eh, currently on way to mojo , nothing has actually snapped so im hoping repairable

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Category: Broken Bikes/Parts
Date Posted: Dec 8, 2009 at 9:48
Dec 8, 2009
Location: Wakefield, United Kingdom
Trail: garden/yard
Riders: fox dhx 4.0

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socast01 (Dec 9, 2009 at 4:26)

My dhx 5.0 did a simular thing, what happens is that the bolt that holds the plunger onto the end of the push rod comes loose and works its way out. Its easily remedied though with some locktight.

johnyredbull (Dec 9, 2009 at 5:00)

very common problem then, yea i guessed that the bolt had wound itself loose bit poor really aint it mate, i mean a bit of threadlock aint guna bust fox budget is it

i hav no faith in fox anymore rockshox or mara it is

socast01 (Dec 9, 2009 at 13:34)

They put thread lock on but obviously its not a strong enough compound that they use. I now now how my shock works and goes back together lol. I rebuilt mine myself. Its not as hard as people like push and tf tuned would have you think.

johnyredbull (Dec 10, 2009 at 1:16)

yea it looks pretty simple i just wouldnt hav clue bout oil levels, its on way to mojo anyways they shud sort it under warranty

mrmonster (Apr 8, 2010 at 13:18)

exactly the same thing happened to me with my dhx 4.0...strange... ordered a new vivid 5.1 but that doesnt fit the proceed vrc... kinda sucks

johnyredbull (Apr 8, 2010 at 13:21)

thats mental I got in touch with mojo suspension they sorted mine on warranty its spot on nar, the vivid dont fit? the eye to eye should be 222mm with 2.80 piston stroke if that helps

mrmonster (Apr 8, 2010 at 15:09)

chainreactioncycles rebuilt mine and it works perfect now.. the vivid doesnt fit because they made the spring bigger in diameter so it doesnt fit between the two plates of the frame.

cjmorton (Dec 9, 2009 at 3:02)

same happend to my dhx a few years back ive never used a fox rear shock since

johnyredbull (Dec 9, 2009 at 3:08)

bad defects then maybe time to invest in vivid

cjmorton (Dec 9, 2009 at 4:16)

yea man or a bos stoy if you have the loot

im running a push tuned roco at the moment works very nice

johnyredbull (Dec 9, 2009 at 4:57)

yea bos wud be nice mate runs a roco on his glory seems decent just limited on the adjustments may look into them tho

cyberhawk (Dec 11, 2009 at 1:46)

mate of mine had the same with a new shock.. 4.0 i think.. never gonna buy a rear shock from fox.. fork are okay so far..

johnyredbull (Dec 12, 2009 at 6:30)

all sorted just got it back from mojo at the moment its in 1 piece lets see how long it lasts this time

lambdarider (Apr 26, 2010 at 7:22)

omg,shit,same happens to a friend of mine with his yeti 303(dhx5).i allways thought this was a individual case !!!!!!

johnyredbull (Apr 26, 2010 at 7:24)

mental aint it loads of people have had same problem, in mojo/fox's defence they did sort it under warrany within 3days but that shit could have been a very nasty accident, thankful i wernt riding

lambdarider (Apr 26, 2010 at 7:39)

agree,.....and my friend has to pay for the rebuilding,no warrenty!!!!! but therefore is the dent from the shock in his frame for free.......

johnyredbull (Apr 26, 2010 at 7:43)

thats crap id get on to fox or thier service guys hound them its there fault, theres many people with same problem they should rectify the problem and even replace his frame, its lack build quality from fox, a bit of thread lock is all whats needed for the shock to not fail therefore its fox's problem,

fox = suck

lambdarider (Apr 26, 2010 at 7:59)

you are right for sure!!!...........i hope my dhx will keep up.