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  1. Original post
    Per LöWdin
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    I have a Fox Float RL on my bike, and it is leaking air. It will obviously have to be serviced.
    Meanwhile I will have to buy another shock to be able to bike. Now, my question, will any standard
    Fox Float do or will it have to be a particular one adapted somehow to my bike, a Titus Switchblade.

    Per

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  2. Tauras
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    Go with a coil back up like a Fox vanilla-r, last longer, inexpensive and little to NO maintenance.
    Coils way more plush at least to my type of riding, hard rocks, sand trails. Just make sure its the
    same lenght and travel, check with Titus Have fun!

    Tauras kcbx.netsurfreport

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    Quoted message said:

    I have a Fox Float RL on my bike, and it is leaking air. It will obviously have to be serviced.
    Meanwhile I will have to buy another shock to be able to bike. Now, my question, will any standard
    Fox Float do or will it have


    to

    Quoted message said:

    be a particular one adapted somehow to my bike, a Titus Switchblade.

    Per

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  3. Tauras
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    Opps make sure you get the right spring weight for your size too, have fun!

    Tauras kcbx.netsurfreport

    "Tauras" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Go with a coil back up like a Fox vanilla-r, last longer, inexpensive and little to NO
    maintenance. Coils way more plush at least to my type of riding, hard rocks, sand trails. Just
    make sure its the same lenght and travel, check with Titus Have fun!

    Tauras kcbx.netsurfreport

    "Per Löwdin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    I have a Fox Float RL on my bike, and it is leaking air. It will


    obviously

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    have to be serviced. Meanwhile I will have to buy another shock to be


    able

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    to bike. Now, my question, will any standard Fox Float do or will it


    have

    Quoted message said:

    to

    Quoted message said:

    be a particular one adapted somehow to my bike, a Titus Switchblade.

    Per

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  4. John Stevenson
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    Per Löwdin said:

    I have a Fox Float RL on my bike, and it is leaking air.

    Replacing the air seal on a Float is a job the owner can do. You just need a vise.

    Fox has a how-to video here:

    foxracingshox.commovies.html

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    John Stevenson Cyclingnews.com

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  5. Per LöWdin
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    "Tauras" <[email hidden]> skrev i meddelandet "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Go with a coil back up like a Fox vanilla-r, last longer, inexpensive and little to NO
    maintenance. Coils way more plush at least to my type of riding, hard rocks, sand trails. Just
    make sure its the same lenght and travel, check with Titus Have fun!

    Thanks Tauras,

    I am realising that coil shocks have their advantages. However, the Titus info explicitly says that
    coil shocks can´t be used on the Titus.

    Per user.tninet.seEnglish.html

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  6. Per LöWdin
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    Replacing the air seal on a Float is a job the owner can do. You just need a vise.

    Well, you need a darn good vise, with special plates or other protection so you do not scratch the
    shock. I got a vise with the intention of lubing the shock according to the manual and I could not
    get it open, even using an inner tube, without risking to hurt the shock.

    Quoted message said:


    Fox has a how-to video here:

    foxracingshox.commovies.html

    Just wish it was as easy as it looks on that movie.

    Per user.tninet.seEnglish.html

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  7. Tauras
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    If its still under warentee don't touch it rather send it in for service. If its older than a year
    you might be on your own. Its also odd that the frame will not take a coil, here again check with
    Titus (as I understand this is a good compamy with customer service to match) and good luck.

    Tauras kcbx.netsurfreport

    "Per Löwdin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "Tauras" <[email hidden]> skrev i meddelandet "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Go with a coil back up like a Fox vanilla-r, last longer, inexpensive


    and

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    little to NO maintenance. Coils way more plush at least to my type of riding, hard rocks, sand
    trails. Just make sure its the same lenght and travel, check with Titus Have fun!

    Thanks Tauras,

    I am realising that coil shocks have their advantages. However, the Titus info explicitly says
    that coil shocks can´t be used on the Titus.

    Per user.tninet.seEnglish.html

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  8. Dave Farthing
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    In article said:


    Quoted message said:

    Replacing the air seal on a Float is a job the owner can do. You just need a vise.

    Well, you need a darn good vise, with special plates or other protection so you do not scratch the
    shock. I got a vise with the intention of lubing the shock according to the manual and I could not
    get it open, even using an inner tube, without risking to hurt the shock.

    Quoted message said:


    Fox has a how-to video here:

    foxracingshox.commovies.html

    Just wish it was as easy as it looks on that movie.

    It is almost as easy as in the movie. I use a big cresent wrench on the end cap and a rubber glove
    to get a grip on the cylinder (mine is threaded for a Jekyll and those threads are sharp). You could
    probably leave the front eyelet attached to the bike until you get the threads loose if you don't
    have a vise or big wrench. I think Fox recommends replacing the seals every season. The seal kit is
    about $7.50.

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  9. Per LöWdin
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    Quoted message said:

    It is almost as easy as in the movie. I use a big cresent wrench on the end cap and a rubber glove
    to get a grip


    on

    Quoted message said:

    the cylinder (mine is threaded for a Jekyll and those threads are sharp). You could probably leave
    the front eyelet attached to the bike until you


    get

    Quoted message said:

    the threads loose if you don't have a vise or big wrench. I think Fox recommends replacing the
    seals every season. The seal kit is about $7.50.

    Thanks for useful info.

    Per user.tninet.seEnglish.html

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