Rear air shocks leaking oil? Why?

Gdailey2112
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06 Jun 2020 01:17 - 06 Jun 2020 01:18 #827415 by Gdailey2112

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Rear air shocks leaking oil? Why? It's been on the center stand for about a month, just noticed this

1982 KZ1100D1

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06 Jun 2020 05:05 #827423 by hardrockminer

Replied by hardrockminer on topic Rear air shocks leaking oil? Why?

Would the air pressure inside the shocks force oil through any cracks?

I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.

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06 Jun 2020 06:12 #827428 by Rick H.

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I can't answer your question because I don't have rear air shocks, but I can say this issue was fairly common on Harley-Davidson air shocks a few years ago. In fact you had to have a "special" gauge to check them. Some air gauges are ruined if you get oil in them and you needed one that wasn't affected by oil.
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