Rebuilding FAC / Fontana Rear Shocks

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Kristian

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I've finally gotten 'round to rebuilding my leaky Fontana shocks with a seal kit kindly supplied by a fellow forum member.

All was going well until just before I filled them up with new oil and realised that there wasn't an obvious method of bleeding the buggers...

No valve is in evidence, so I'm assuming I just fill 'em up, compress the rod (all the way?) forcing oil out of the top to eliminate air pockets and then screw down the top of the reservoir...seems crude, but it's all I can think of!

There's always the possibility that I'm missing something obvious :D

In order to eliminate the guesswork, can anybody supply some more definite information on this? 

Thanks.
 
That's the way I do it as well.

Not much info anywhere on shock oil volume, so it really boils down to suck it and see.

piet
 
Hi Kristian,

I have a set of Fontana's on my Jarama that are leaking, and which I'd like to rebuild. Did you have any success with your's? Is there anything special about the seal kit ..... I don't have one, but was hoping to find a commercially available seal.

Incidentally, I just took my shocks to Racetech here in the U.S., but they said they couldn't work on them, quote 'because there is no way to recharge them with nitrogen'.

Based on their input I was already looking at buying new units, and was considering YSS Z series, or the lower end of the Wilber's range.

Appreciate any advice.

Cheers ..... Simon
 
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