loctite site says it should generally be possible to remove it without heating:
that said, I used the blue one cause fazua's manual and everyone in this thread says so.
Maybe, the 2 knocking sounds I had were
turned out it was a Defective DHX2, the base unscrewed a bit from the top (it‘s screwed on with high torque and high strength loctice, shouldn‘t unscrew at all). I was losubg oil bit by bit, finally the damping didn‘t work properly and caused a load cloncky noise, similar to a loose spring / bad bushings.
You put the DHx2 on there? Or did they change the spec from the DHX?Thanks, meanwhile
turned out it was a Defective DHX2, the base unscrewed a bit from the top (it‘s screwed on with high torque and high strength loctice, shouldn‘t unscrew at all). I was losubg oil bit by bit, finally the damping didn‘t work properly and caused a load cloncky noise, similar to a loose spring / bad bushings.
Have a Marzocchi bomber CR in now and send the DHX2 for service.
Luckily it was not the motor
I see. Thinking of swapping the DHX2 out for something else? I have a Push 11.6 on the Relay and EXT E-Storia on the TR11. Both are fantastic by my usage. Cane Creek TiGon would be my next choice. The DHX that came on the PNW relay has been regarded as the worst coil shock on the market. I looked at the DHX2, but decided to go a little bougie. haha. Definitely don't regret it.
The trick here is to send it out to Craig at Avalanche and have him work his magic on it. He can tune it for your weight, riding style and the Relay.
What a load of crap, you have no idea how fox designed their lines. The float x and the dhx are trail shocks, they are designed to provide a stable peddling platform. The “2’s” are the full plush shocks with little provisions for peddling. If you are complaining the the dhx is not plush enough, you are missing the point. On a side note, if your frame uses a yoke on its shock, think twice about using a dh x2. The smaller shaft will have issues with hard bottom outs.
Geez, don't shoot the messenger. Go yell at the other people who are the ones who regard that shock as the worst coil on the market.
So unfortunately with the flashing red lights, it won’t connect via Bluetooth. It tries and I can see the blue lights doing the “connecting” thing, but just as it connects, it drops the connection and goes back to the flashing red lights again.
every now and then I get flashing red lights. Almost always after I let the bike turn itself off and then turn it back on to resume the ride. Pulling the battery for a second or two has always done the trick. Only once or twice have I seen red flashing after inserting the battery. And again, just disconnecting the battery for a second solves it.
So unfortunately I've take everything apart, cleaned it well, and reassembled - same issue, all lights flash red 3 times, delay, then again.
yeah, that does suck. The only slight up side is the bike does pedal without power. If you can't get it sorted, maybe take it back from the LBS and plan on more Rock Creek since there are shuttles there. Not really a week's worth of riding there, but with the shuttles at least you get to ride. The green climb at Kanuga isn't terrible, longer but not steep. That's a bummer for sure. Best of luck bud.
what do you weigh, if you don't mind?
Yeah man - I follow you and the Papaya - some epic adventures sir!
I was wondering because I felt with that shock I would have to go up in spring weight quite a bit. When I got the bike I went up from 400 to 450 without ever riding it. With the bottom outs I was experiencing, I felt like I would need a 500 or 550 spring since I ride at about 200 pounds. Just didn't seem right to me with the dampening abilities of the stock shock. Seems like your guy has that sorted out for you. Do you have any time on the shock after it was worked on?
Smart move on the park trip.
Mine started creaking again after 2000km, I just applied copper anti size paste. Let‘s see how long it holds up.
My motor bolts are still creak free. Last time I did them was in March I think... I'm not sure of the mileage.
