How To Rebuild your Motorcycle Shocks on a Honda XR500 1979, 1980

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Weekend Hobby Mechanic

3 жыл бұрын

Here I show you how to replace your seals in your rear Shocks.

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@mfmonthefmf 5 ай бұрын

Great demo, thanks! I need to rebuild a shock for an 83 CR60 and had no idea how to get the spring off, now I know, thanks!

@ScampAitken 3 жыл бұрын

I never knew those could be rebuilt! Great job.

@BuscaderoMotorcycles 3 жыл бұрын

great video!

@dewetrautenbach8916 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. My name is Dewet from South Africa. I recently bought a Honda XL500S. The rear shocks are on their way out and I have watched your video of rebuilding the shocks with interest. What I would like to know is whether you have measured the amount of oil added on rebuilding after your first attempt. I do not want to open, clean and re assemble the shocks a couple of times to play around with the amount of shock oil. The info would really be appreciated. Tanks. Dewet.

@WeekendHobbyMechanic 2 жыл бұрын

I used too much oil and made the shock too stiff. I took 2/3 of the oil out. Made it better. I don't think they were full of oil from the factory.

@dewetrautenbach8916 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for answering. I guess I will have to play around with amount of oil and rather start with less and work from there. Regards. Dewet.

@kevincomeau7937 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@KevinLong-wd8sz Жыл бұрын

Just did mine after watching your video. Thanks. Also noticed they only were about half full with oil and after reading your comments below I will need to reduce the oil I used. Do you feel you used too much oil or the oil was too heavy? I read somewhere to use 2.5 weight oil which is really light

@WeekendHobbyMechanic Жыл бұрын

Probably both, to heavy and too much.

@zenermaniac2571 2 жыл бұрын

My Guzzi has cheapo KYB shocks. The manufacturer says they are non serviceable. I’d like to try a different viscosity oil in them. There is a screw at the bottom that looks like it is a drain port. Being such basic and low end shocks I wouldn’t think they are nitrogen charged or anything. Do you think it’s do-able?

@WeekendHobbyMechanic 2 жыл бұрын

Check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZsV5oaif1NOWlZc.html

@zenermaniac2571 2 жыл бұрын

Great video but my shock is very basic with no reservoir, no shrader valve, and no adjustability. At the bottom is a port that looks like just a screw through a nut. I’m wondering if this is some special fitting I shouldn’t mess with or can I just drain the fluid though it and install other fluid. Unless there is some kind valve on the inside cylinder wall I don’t see how it can be pressurized. It looks just like the bog standard shocks of typical UJM’s from the early 70’s before air shocks or pressurized or adjustability became a thing. No one seems to be able to give an answer and I don’t want to screw it up it it is pressurized. All I want to do is experiment with viscosity not rebuild it. Any ideas?

@WeekendHobbyMechanic 2 жыл бұрын

@@zenermaniac2571 Don't really know. You could remove the spring & compress the shock to see if it springs back out. Then you know if it's under pressure. Drain the oil by compressing the shock. Place the bottom of the shock in a bowl with new fluid. Fill the shock by sucking it back in by pulling the rod out.