Small amount of oil on Rubi shocks
01-07-2013, 11:44 AM
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Small amount of oil on Rubi shocks
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I purchased a set of take off Rubi shocks. I was told there was about 3,000 miles on them. I noticed on all 4 shocks, there is a little bit of oil left on the shock after I compress it. Is this normal, or are they bad?
I apologize if this question has been answered already, I tried to search, but there are a ton of threads that discuss oil and/or shocks.
I purchased a set of take off Rubi shocks. I was told there was about 3,000 miles on them. I noticed on all 4 shocks, there is a little bit of oil left on the shock after I compress it. Is this normal, or are they bad?
I apologize if this question has been answered already, I tried to search, but there are a ton of threads that discuss oil and/or shocks.
01-08-2013, 12:57 PM
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Hello,
I purchased a set of take off Rubi shocks. I was told there was about 3,000 miles on them. I noticed on all 4 shocks, there is a little bit of oil left on the shock after I compress it. Is this normal, or are they bad?
I apologize if this question has been answered already, I tried to search, but there are a ton of threads that discuss oil and/or shocks.
I purchased a set of take off Rubi shocks. I was told there was about 3,000 miles on them. I noticed on all 4 shocks, there is a little bit of oil left on the shock after I compress it. Is this normal, or are they bad?
I apologize if this question has been answered already, I tried to search, but there are a ton of threads that discuss oil and/or shocks.
01-08-2013, 01:33 PM
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Hello,
I purchased a set of take off Rubi shocks. I was told there was about 3,000 miles on them. I noticed on all 4 shocks, there is a little bit of oil left on the shock after I compress it. Is this normal, or are they bad?
I apologize if this question has been answered already, I tried to search, but there are a ton of threads that discuss oil and/or shocks.
I purchased a set of take off Rubi shocks. I was told there was about 3,000 miles on them. I noticed on all 4 shocks, there is a little bit of oil left on the shock after I compress it. Is this normal, or are they bad?
I apologize if this question has been answered already, I tried to search, but there are a ton of threads that discuss oil and/or shocks.
01-08-2013, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by jadmt
can you post a photo? are you talking about a film of oil left on the shaft?
Edit: yes, it is a film
01-08-2013, 02:57 PM
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its just a little ky jelly
I mean jk jelly ! id be sendin the guy back his shocks I think you were bamboozled!
customer beware ! never buy used over the intenet anyway ! unless you see it in person ! # lesson learned I guess
ps unless he sprayed oil up there to clean out the crap so they looked newer wich ould be a possibility too !
customer beware ! never buy used over the intenet anyway ! unless you see it in person ! # lesson learned I guess ps unless he sprayed oil up there to clean out the crap so they looked newer wich ould be a possibility too !
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01-08-2013, 03:24 PM
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My brother gave me his Rubi shocks with only 2 miles on them, left them sit in the closet and the same thing happened. Haven't check after I installed them but I know what your talking about...you're not crazy.
01-08-2013, 03:54 PM
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i installed a BDS 3'' lift about 6 months ago. out of no where my ass end whould shimmy going over bumps, especially at highway speeds. after a bit of trouble shooting i found out the shocks went bad. i noticed that there was hydraulic fluid coming out of the rear shocks and when i took them off, i could depress them down super easy and then fight to pull them back out. while at teh off road shop buying new shocks the guy gave me a little bit of shocks 101.
hydraulic shocks dont have as long a shelf life as gas
gas shocks provide better ride especially for the daily driver
even though it happened to my shocks after 6 months, it is unlikely for things like this to happen.
hope this helps
hydraulic shocks dont have as long a shelf life as gas
gas shocks provide better ride especially for the daily driver
even though it happened to my shocks after 6 months, it is unlikely for things like this to happen.
hope this helps
01-08-2013, 04:14 PM
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Tripletsi: Thanks for the reply, maybe these were just sitting a while. I am guessing that you still have them installed and haven't noticed an issue with the ride?
jeepmojo and The Riz: Perhaps it was something they cleaned it with, or they were sitting a while, I wiped them down, after each pump, and after about 8 pumps or so, there doesn't seem to be anymore fluid.
mattyk: Thank you for the info, it is good to learn something new. So far, they are not too easy to depress, and they seem to be extending back by themselves.
jeepmojo and The Riz: Perhaps it was something they cleaned it with, or they were sitting a while, I wiped them down, after each pump, and after about 8 pumps or so, there doesn't seem to be anymore fluid.
mattyk: Thank you for the info, it is good to learn something new. So far, they are not too easy to depress, and they seem to be extending back by themselves.