QA1 Front Shock Trouble, & Leaking Front Wheel ?

[Aubrey N Bruneau]

Thanks guys... made the calls. Learned stuff.
Wheel was no problem... just re-siliconed.

Took the shocks off, and simply checked their "resistance" the old fashioned way.
One seems to take adjustments properly. The other... not so much.
However, I was just looking for a way to increase resistance on extension, and reduce on compression.
After some fooling around, and because one of the shocks does NOT adjust properly, I ended up pretty close to where I wanted to be ! The one shock with the goofy problem, ended up having less of a difference/ratio when adjusted to the same overall approximate resistance as the other. Therefore, on purpose, the shock I installed on the left front, has slightly more extension reistance than the one on the right. And, the one one the right has slightly more resistance on compression. It's a minor difference, but for my purposes, it'll do.

I know, it's backyard. But I gotta tell you, Sending these shocks out 125 miles way, potentially costing another $300.00... with no gaurantee of getting them back on time... nah, just couldn't justify it.

New seat upholstry is in, and got my new valve spring shims and locks on their way here.
Looks like I might finally make it to Edmonton for the "Rocky Mountain" !