Should I use petrol or paint thinners?

Hi all,

I've had my bike back and forth between the multiple LBS...who either have no idea how to set it up, or set it up wrong - too soft/hard.

I have a Manitou Swinger 3-way shock on my bike and it's seriously ticking me off.

I have a shock pump (reads in PSI), and it has a 'nozzle' with two caps...one to clamp onto the shock Schrader valve, and one to release the valve.

Am I making sense so far?

I've read and re-read the instructions on the shock a million times, and tried every which way of using the pump to no avail.

Every time I take the shock pump off the shock loses all of it's air, and if I 'test' the shock out by sitting on the bike with it still attached, it still feels @#$%.

1. How do I st up my shock? I figure I weigh in at around 75 Kg with all my gear, etc. That's around 165 Lbs.

I do ride a lot of gnarly terrain, and do quite a bit of jumping with my bike...

2. HtF do I use this damned pump?

...I really miss the old days of simple coil-over shocks.

Please help a man at wit's end.

Cheers, Nic.

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SOUNDS LIKE THE SHRAEDER VALVE PIN IN SHOCK IS STUCK OR LEAKING
sorry for caps
go to auto store and get shraeder valve stem removal tool- some auto stores sell replacement caps with them already on outside
remove stem and take one from old inner tuber and reinsert
they use same stem (insert) on air condtioning systems in homes also
bob donchez