Sachs is gone...

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Up Date

 

Took the Sachs over to my

old racing buddys. Bill Pemberton ( C Cycle http://www.ccycle.com/)

Turns out he has a thriving MX shock bussines.

3 trucks and a shop full of Objecs de Suspension.

He made fairly confident blatherations about shocks is

shocks as we stood knee deep in Ohlins Showas and WPs

and thier associated innerds.Even a Sachs or two off some Huskys

Said it'd be ready Fri. and don't fret. This would be great..he's only 40mi

away...I can go back and wring his neck if it dosen't work out.

He also assured me it was a quality built unit.( Figures ..he used to ride Husky)

Said most fail from the seal getting dry/

Advised WD40 and a massage if it sits long.

Interesting...this bike did sit for months before I got it.

I like that theory better than my 750$ shock is just a piece of junk.

I wont have it slapped back in till mid next week...Let y'all know

how it works out. (Have to ride the Duc till then....darn!)

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Sachs Update

 

I got the Sachs back from my friend.

He said he couldn't replace the seal and couldn't gaurentee it

so he wouldn't charge me. I sent him $50 anyway..he cleaned it and put in

fresh oil and nitrogen. (messy messy job) I got it back...took the spring off and worked the shaft (!?) and could see it weeping around the seal. Didn't have much faith but threw it on and headed for Nova Scotia. 2600 miles later it's still working fine.!?

Willys theory that the seal had dried and rolled and lost it's juice while the guy I bought

the LeMans from was out ridding his new ST3 must have been correct...

So in conclusion...if you have a blown Sachs try a freshen up before spending

big bucks.....yipeeee.!!