!!! hot shocks help !!!

bruteforlife · August 11th, 2010, 10:52 PM

i was ridding today and herd a squeeking from the rear of my brute and i went to touck the left rear shock and it was really hot then checked all the shocks and they were all hot i was wondering if this is normal?

NMKAWIERIDER · August 11th, 2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bruteforlife

i was ridding today and herd a squeeking from the rear of my brute and i went to touck the left rear shock and it was really hot then checked all the shocks and they were all hot i was wondering if this is normal?

Not normal man. Sorry, she has either a bent shaft or piston has had a ring failure. It will need replaced. One thing you might check is the lower bushing. If they dry and become stiff or seazed, they won't rotate easy as the a-frame moves as you hit bumps. That puts side load on the piston and can make it run hot....and squeak..

Just jack it up, pull the lower bolt, slide it out of the mount, push out the bushing, clean, grease and replace. I made all mine greasable just for that reason.

bruteforlife · August 12th, 2010, 12:51 AM

thanks man ill try that tommarow and how did u make them greaseable?

bustamove · August 12th, 2010, 01:01 AM

make everything (a arms, shocks. knuckles, steering stem) grease able it will feel like brandnew suspension when you first grease it.

NMKAWIERIDER · August 12th, 2010, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bruteforlife

thanks man ill try that tommarow and how did u make them greaseable?

Like Bustamove says, make everything you can greasable. The Brute needs it. I have a writeup on the stem parts under Brute Tech. On the shocks its easy. Just remove, take the bushing out, drill,tap & install zerk making sure it doesn't interfear with the bushing (if so just gring the end off a bit), and reinstall.

Here's a pic.