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Explosive rear shock ! Help

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Johnniespeed:
 From what I see, BDI is right, the stake spots were not drilled out and the threads are damaged.  An experienced shock rebuilder would have seen that and known it would not stay sealed. I think BDI's plan to just find a used shock and start over, is also the fastest way to get back out riding. No reason to get mad or make accusations, just decide on the fastest way to get it fixed and focus on that.  Your shock rebuilder will probably help in this process, if you dont piss him off.
 Happy Easter, hope your bike is back together soon.
 John

junk man:
if your just going to replace the head seals or assembly there no reason to remove the compression valve unless it was leaking or something was damaged
and leaving the valving as is  I just took a look at my 500 shock i had scotts revalve it and looks like its never been removed  ask them if they removed it  if so why

BDI:
If your going to rebuild something properly you need to take it completely appart and replace every part that can go bad, that includes the o-rings in the valve. if some one only half ass rebuilt your shock you would be pisst if in a year you have to do it again because the o-rings they didn't replace started leaking.

junk man:
I agree if i asked a guy to overhaul it i would expect it to be done right if i asked to have a seal changed and recharged i would not expect any more  now when a fork seal go's bad i don't totally disassemble every part of the fork leg sometime it best to leave some things alone  
all that maters is the shop makes good on his shock

98kaw500rider:
I thought having seals replaced was just general maintenance , this shop has been around along time . I'm sure they have replaced many seals in the years they have been open. The shock was leaking oil from the bottom of the shaft , i'm not sure what seal was bad. I know i started the bike and road it many times before i had them service the shock and if that was going to blow out it would of happened when riding it ( jumping around and what not ). They had to take this apart, that could only explain why it would blow just a few kicks on the bike. How they damaged the thread and why they would try to put it back together after it was damaged is beyond me. I am taking it in Monday after work , I'll hand it to them and say " Call me when it's fixed "  :-)
Thanks

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