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I think the reason it blew is there had to be frozen water in it, when I revalved my rear shock and the guy showed me the old oil and there was a lot of water in it.
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Yes I've heard that about the water also. Actually heard of a few cases of that. The oil that came out was yellow. Looked just like someone pissed on the snow around the shock lol is that a normal color?
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they are basically the same as the elka's ?mewaschuk said:
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Just got the shock it. Compared it to the stock shock and the stock viper shock was 1/2 inch longer. Not sure if since it's blown that something may have let loose in there on the stock one or if it is truely a little longer. Everything else bolted right up. I haven't rode it at all other than around the parking lot at my workshop. I can notice it has more ski pressure so it's possible this one was a little shorter and it's acting as tho I have the limiter straps pulled up. Either way I'm going to run it until I get mine back from being rebuilt and hopefully proper valving will help out a lot on the stock shock..when I took the shock out I turned it upside down and pumped it a bunch of times and water did leak out of the shock along with oil. Makes me wonder if it was like that right from new..not from the factory but possibly after the first couple field rides it acquired some moisture. Just thinking out loud here. Ever since my first trail ride I was never over impressed with the ride of the sled so that more than likely played a big roll in that
When I had mine apart the oil had water in it also. Oil is supposed to be pink.
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Ok, this oil was yellow. When I took the shock out I turned it upside down and compressed it prolly 10 times and let it spring back..no rebound at all obviously, it would just spring back instantly but more yellow milky looking oil came out and you could see a lot of water bubbles in it. I took the shock and with all my weight trying at hard as I could to push down so that the shock was fully depressed..I could only get it within 1 and a half inches from being fully depressed. The fox zero pro shock I put in it I could depress it basically all the way. Amazing how stiff these stock shocks are. Going for a ride tomorrow afternoon so curious to see how it handles with the zero pro shock on. The shock was taken off a 2012 f800 snopro and replaced with an lxr shock but I can tell already just by compressing the shocks that the snopro shock is noticeable softer compression
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Studroes144 said:
If you weigh the M8 and the Viper you will see the extra weight shows up on the front skid shock.............
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Well talked with my dealer and they more the less said it's not worth talking with yamaha as they will say it's normal wear being I have 2000 miles. They did offer to rebuild the shock for me but I am up and running with a procross cat shock so I'm sending it out to get proper valving in and hopefully that takes care of the harshness.
