Sticking sound in rear shock

ej2320

Title says it all

When I compress my rear shock with my weight there's a sticking sound although the shock is running fine
Almost like the sound if you removed cellotape

Thoughts?

nicklouse

sounds like the oil moving through the valves.

ej2320

It's over a year old and it's the first time it's made this noise though

cooldad

Or the first time you've noticed.

Dick Scruttock

What shock? It could be elastomers and then the oil analogy in totally redundant.

ej2320

cooldad wrote:

Or the first time you've noticed.

No it defiantly wasn't there before, It's very noticeable

ej2320

Rick Draper wrote:

What shock? It could be elastomers and then the oil analogy in totally redundant.

It's a RS Monarch 2012

cooldad

Can't think of a shock with elastomers. Can you?

Dick Scruttock

cooldad wrote:

Can't think of a shock with elastomers. Can you?

Proflex.

ej2320

Only other thing I can think of is its perhaps a linkage pivot but it's not like any creak I'd expect on a bike
Almost like a click but it sounds like cellotape.. I think it would be best to take it to my LBS as no one seems to really know what it is

cooldad

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Can't think of a shock with elastomers. Can you?

Proflex.

I was assuming this millenium.

Dick Scruttock

ej2320 wrote:

Only other thing I can think of is its perhaps a linkage pivot but it's not like any creak I'd expect on a bike
Almost like a click but it sounds like cellotape.. I think it would be best to take it to my LBS as no one seems to really know what it is

No idea but if the monarch uses a air can (i expect it does). Whip it apart and check the air can seals are still moist and not as dry a nun.

Dick Scruttock

cooldad wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Can't think of a shock with elastomers. Can you?

Proflex.

I was assuming this millenium.

Assumption on the internet is the mother of all arseholes.

ej2320

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Can't think of a shock with elastomers. Can you?

Proflex.

I was assuming this millenium.

Assumption on the internet is the mother of all arseholes.

In all fairness I didn't specify the shock or age at all till prompted to do so, I should have put it in the original description

ej2320

Rick Draper wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Only other thing I can think of is its perhaps a linkage pivot but it's not like any creak I'd expect on a bike
Almost like a click but it sounds like cellotape.. I think it would be best to take it to my LBS as no one seems to really know what it is

No idea but if the monarch uses a air can (i expect it does). Whip it apart and check the air can seals are still moist and not as dry a nun.

It is an air can, pretty standard setup I think it's the monarch R to be exact so the cheaper version

cooldad

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Can't think of a shock with elastomers. Can you?

Proflex.

I was assuming this millenium.

Assumption on the internet is the mother of all arseholes.

If you'd read his myriad other threads you would have assumed the same.
Seriously - Proflex. You're just being silly. Like my Awesome Girvin Flexstem squeaking.

Dick Scruttock

ej2320 wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Only other thing I can think of is its perhaps a linkage pivot but it's not like any creak I'd expect on a bike
Almost like a click but it sounds like cellotape.. I think it would be best to take it to my LBS as no one seems to really know what it is

No idea but if the monarch uses a air can (i expect it does). Whip it apart and check the air can seals are still moist and not as dry a nun.

It is an air can, pretty standard setup I think it's the monarch R to be exact so the cheaper version

Depressurise it and whip the can off It and check the seals are not bone dry. How old is it??

Dick Scruttock

cooldad wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Can't think of a shock with elastomers. Can you?

Proflex.

I was assuming this millenium.

Assumption on the internet is the mother of all arseholes.

If you'd read his myriad other threads you would have assumed the same.
Seriously - Proflex. You're just being silly. Like my Awesome Girvin Flexstem squeaking.

I tend not to bother with viewing and replying to threads with witty none related unhelpful sarcastic comments unless tatty bollocks nicklous or Mario thedghog has replied with some twattish comment tbh.

ej2320

Rick Draper wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

ej2320 wrote:

Only other thing I can think of is its perhaps a linkage pivot but it's not like any creak I'd expect on a bike
Almost like a click but it sounds like cellotape.. I think it would be best to take it to my LBS as no one seems to really know what it is

No idea but if the monarch uses a air can (i expect it does). Whip it apart and check the air can seals are still moist and not as dry a nun.

It is an air can, pretty standard setup I think it's the monarch R to be exact so the cheaper version

Depressurise it and whip the can off It and check the seals are not bone dry. How old is it??

Just over a year and never serviced, although I keep it as clean as I can from the outside
I think you're right, a quick seal check won't do any harm and if that fails I'll just drop it at the local shop

cooldad

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Rick Draper wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Can't think of a shock with elastomers. Can you?

Proflex.

I was assuming this millenium.

Assumption on the internet is the mother of all arseholes.

If you'd read his myriad other threads you would have assumed the same.
Seriously - Proflex. You're just being silly. Like my Awesome Girvin Flexstem squeaking.

I tend not to bother with viewing and replying to threads with witty none related unhelpful sarcastic comments unless tatty **** nicklous or Mario thedghog has replied with some foolish comment tbh.

Perhaps I shouldn't have assumed again, but I assumed Proflex was a feeble attempt at wit.

nicklouse

ej2320 wrote:

It's over a year old and it's the first time it's made this noise though

i am sorry but why was this info not in the first post?

it is rather important info.

could be that the oil is now old and is now creating a cavitation around the valves.

but 1 year old it is service time.

ej2320

Sorry, I didn't think that it was important

Yeah, the general message I'm getting is just that it needs a service