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Explosive rear shock ! Help
98kaw500rider:
So your saying if you drop something off to get rebuilt and you get charged for that rebuild. The item that you just installed that was just rebuilt just took a poop on you with zero hours on it , you would just look for a different or new one ? Not question the shop that just did the rebuild ? Wow , lol . . . . Can i rebuild some stuff for you then ? lol
fluffy:
i hope you name names.
BDI:
--- Quote from: Johnniespeed on April 07, 2010, 12:50:51 PM ---Perhaps you can find a used one and get out riding soon. There were a lot of KX500's made, so you should be able to pick one up at a reasonable price.
John
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Well the response you now have is the one I expected you to get in the first place. I think most of us have been screwed by a shop and realise how little chance you have of ever getting anything out of them. Your energy would be better spent finding a new shock. By the way the blader blew because the valve came out not the other way around. You are dealing with jack asses.
kawsf:
The shock was over filled with oil. The bladder was not inflated, it was collapsed when they were filling it with oil. I have seen this happen before. My two cents.
Goat:
--- Quote from: 98kaw500rider on April 07, 2010, 08:34:48 AM ---OK , Now the shop isn't standing behind there work . Said they didn't remove the valve when they put seals , oil , and nitrogen into the shock. Told me the bladder is blown and it was going to be about 2 weeks and 70 bucks for that but then tell me the valve threads are ruined and they can't find a valve for it. They are trying to tell me the bladder blew and thats what caused the valve to shoot out , i blew a bladder trying to kick start it ? ? So now what ? ? ? grrrr.. So i called a dealership and told them exactly what i have said in this thread and they say to do that job correctly you need to take that valve out. Said " sounds fishy to them " :x
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And that is the reason I learn how to fix everything on my own. Businesses like that piss me off and make me not trust any of them. Sorry to hear about this bad situation. Wish I had a spare shock laying around for ya. I will keep an eye out though.
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