Shock question

[kpj313]

Got my new Savage X SS yesterday and just got to building the shocks.
How much do you fill the shocks with oil before you cap them :dunno:

-Karl

 

[THE JUDGE]

Filling the shocks should be in your manual, but what you're shooting for is to have the shocks filled to the point that they just about spill over when the shaft is compressed all the way. (Without any air bubbles, of course)

http://www.hpiracing.com/graphics/instr/pdf/861.pdf
^^^ Here's the online copy of the Savage X SS manual if you don't have one.

 

[kpj313]

Thanks Judge, thats what I thought but didn't quite state how much to top it off in the instructions.

-Karl

 

[CrawlinClodKiller]

I have done and redone my shocks many times. The savage shocks are a pain to get all the air out and keep it out. The top of the cap holds an air bubble that is difficult to compinsate for. On a basher it is not that big of a deal. If you race you propably use other shocks anyway.

 

[savageman46]

Easy way to tell if your right is when you have the cap on the shaft will go all the way in with out resistance and push back just a little, about 1/4 inch. If theres no push back its too low, if there alot of resistance, or you cant push it all the way in there's too much. What wgt oil are you using?