5th Element Oil Change.

covert

I have basic knoledge of rear shocks, and i was wondering how easy it is to change the oil on a 5th Element coil rear shock.

The shock, has had the oil drained (not by me).
And so i am wondering if it is possible to put new oil in.
If you could point me in the direction of a guide of how to do it/ any tools i will need that would be a huge help.
Any advice would be good.

I have checked google and read the owners manual but i could not see anything.

Thanks

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John

You didnt see anything because your not meant to do it yourself, Get it sent to Tim Flooks, Your lucky you didnt release the nitrogen into your face.

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nicklouse

dont bother send it to TF tuned for fixing.

it is unlikely you have the tools needed.

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RideMonkey.com has good advice on taking apart shocks, but you will have to search for yourself.
There is also [url=this its for the manitou shocks but they are pretty much the same as the Progressive

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yes but that is for the DHX coil shocks, not seen anything re the elephante.

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by John</i>

You didnt see anything because your not meant to do it yourself, Get it sent to Tim Flooks, Your lucky you didnt release the nitrogen into your face.

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As i said i didnt open it myself. so its unlikely that would happen...

And thanks for the advice, ill send it off for a service + get it sorted, probably not TF as i dont have much of a budget at the moment.

Thanks again.

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nicklouse

well TF are the only people who are working with 5ths.

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dave_s

I agree, I don't really want to be messing around with the internals of my 5th Element shock.
Leave it to TF Tuned Shox, they know what they're doing.
Such a shame 5th Element stopped making MTB shocks, I'm going to miss mine when something goes in it which can't be replaced.

John

Agreed its a shame about the 5ths, Any racer with decent results at one point ran a 5th, Tho I think if you managed to get hold of some detailed drawings of the internals and knew a machinist then anything can be re-made or replaced. Long shot but only way to keep them going when spares run out.

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dave_s

Been out on mine this morning and is as smooth as ever, hopefully will last me a while yet.
I haven't ridden a Fox DHX 5 coil shock but my 5th Element is a superb unit for sure. Will probably have to switch to Fox eventually unless something better comes along in a similar price range but my 5th is still ironing out the bumps as well as ever for now

John

I used to have a 5th on the V10, Agreed it was amazing, And it was the benchmark for the new breed of platform shocks when they first started apearing, Riding a DHX5 now on the Glory, Once its set up how you like it theres really no difference that I can tell, Both amazing shocks.

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