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Message: <blockquote data-quote="m3dragon" data-source="post: 897353" data-attributes="member: 9079">FRONT SHOCKSPlease note some images are missing and these will be added after 9/6. Additionally some other data such as fluid levels and a few other steps will be added. Most of the steps are pretty straight forward and if you have a mechanical eye you will figure it out. These are not that complex to do as long as you take your time and don't rush things.1.    Compress spring to be able to remove top hat<img src="http://raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/front-shocks/FOX-Raptor-F_2.5%281%29.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />2.    Once compressed remove top nut using a 17mm socketa.    If the nut and shaft is spinning, you will need an open top socket to be able to place a 10mm socket on the inner nut.<img src="http://raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/front-shocks/FOX-Raptor-F_2.5%282%29.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />3.    Once spring is removed, place spring, shock hat and nut in a safe place.4.    Remove the bump stop and place with spring and hat.5.    CLEAN the shock at this point, so you do not get dirt and grime into the shock as you rebuild it.6.    Using a fine pic, remove the hard plastic plug on the bottom of the shock<img src="http://raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/front-shocks/FOX-Raptor-F_2.5%284%29.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />7.    Using a needle, pierce the rubber seal and bleed out the Nitrogen (will take about 2-3 minutes)8.    Place the shock in a vice9.    Remove the plastic cover and place in safe place10.    Using the Tech Pin Spanner, remove the shock capa.    Lefty Lousy b.    You may need a pipe to act as a breaker bar as sometime the cap is REALLY on there<img src="http://raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/front-shocks/FOX-Raptor-F_2.5%286%29.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />11.    Slowly remove the shock pistona.    You might need a little strength here to break the seal12.    Place the shock piston on your towel<img src="http://raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/front-shocks/FOX-Raptor-F_2.5%285%29.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />13.     Carefully poor out the old shock fluida.    DO NOT flip the shock completely upside down or the inner bypass will go flying into the oil. b.    As you poor the oil out slowly keep tilting the shock until the bypass start to fall out. Pull the bypass out and place on your shop towel. <img src="http://raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/front-shocks/FOX-Raptor-F_2.5%287%29.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />14.    Put the needle back in the bleeder hole to let the air pressure out as you compress the floating piston.15.    Looking into the shock you will see the floating piston; push the piston down about 1/2 inch so you can get to the snap ring.<img src="http://raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/front-shocks/FOX-Raptor-F_2.5%288%29.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />6.    Using 2 long picks, push the snap ring down and remove it,a.    You can barely see the snap ring, It is are the bottom of the blue ring b.    Easiest way to remove is flip it down then remove17.    To remove the piston, put some towels down to catch the piston when you remove it.18.    Using your nitrogen at about 50-100 psi max, charge the shock and will cause the piston to POP out.19.    Remove the metal base off the bypass piston20.    Remove the shock cap a.    The big blue screw with all the seals21.    Now the shock is apart, take the time to clean all the parts and internals.a.    Use a long tool (we used a long wrench and wrapped a towel around it) b.    BE VERY careful not to scratch the internal part of the bypass<img src="http://raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/front-shocks/FOX-Raptor-F_2.5(9).JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />22.    Place the seals that go with each section next to the partsa.    This will help keep you organized and not miss a seal b.    NOTE: Not all seals are used and all the thin seals will not be used based on what we have seen c.    Make sure to put a little oil on the new seals as you install them23.    Replace all the seals in the shock capa.    Note that these seals are harder and will be a little tough to put in b.    Seals need to be placed in as order i.    White seal fist, pointed side up ii.    softer black seal, pointed side up iii.    harder black sea, pointed side up c.    Outer Ring seal d.    Inner ring seal at bottom of seal cap<img src="http://raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/front-shocks/FOX-Raptor-F_2.5%2810%29.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />24.    Replace seal on internal bypass base25.    Replace seal on floating pistona.    Replace wear band on floating piston26.    Reinstall time27.    Using the internal bypass, place the floating piston in the bypass so that just half of the wear band is in the bypassa.    Carefully put the internal bypass in and use the wooden down tool to help list and align the floating piston into the bottom channel b.    Push the piston back in and remove bypass i.    You will need to put a needle in so that you can push out the air as you push the piston down 28.    Reinstall the snap ringa.    Easiest was to push the ring in vertically and then twist it to level and close to the top but not all the way there. b.    Using your needle, charge the piston with 50-100psi slowly till you hear the piston POP back into place and lock the snap ring in i.    We found this was the fastest and easiest way, as you cannot get down there to maneuver the snap ring. 29.    Reassemble the internal bypass a.    Bleeder holes should be on top b.    Place in carefully to minimize and possibly to scratch the shock30.    Poor new FOX shock fluid in31.    Reinstall shock hat onto piston roda.    Use oil to pre lube the piston shaft b.    You may have to use a rubber mallet to put the shaft in i.    Place the cap on the vice to allow the shaft to pass through ii.    Hit the nut side with the rubber mallet to the shaft is through 32.    Reinstall piston shafta.    You will have to loosen the two small Allen bleeder valves about 1/2 way to let the air and extra fluid bleed out. b.    DO NOT completely remove the small alen’s as the ball seals in there will be lost c.    You will have to push down on the hat so you can get the threads to bite d.    Tighten the shock cap and keep a rag handy to clean up the bleeded off oil e.    Push the piston down till only fluid comes out and no bubbles f.    Tighten the alen’s back down33.    Charge shock with nitrogen to 240 PSI34.    Reinstall plastic cap35.    Reinstall bump stop36.    Reinstall spring and shock hat37.    When you install the hat, make sure the hat is aligned as show in the image below to the green dot on the body of the shock. The dot is above the charge port where you use the needle to charge the shock. Failure to align the hat means the lower shock bolt will not be correct and you have to uninstall and re-compress the spring to rotate the hat.<img src="http://www.raddrives.com/builds/Raptor/shocks/shock-hat.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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