Pitting!!!

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furygan man · #1 Post by **furygan man** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:41 am

although Griff said my 'blue' shock was in perfect condition and didn't need replacing (...what does he know?!!) I've bought an 03 Sachs shock, triangles and dogbone, I aim to get the shock seviced as a matter of course but on one side of the triangle there is some 'pitting', is this something i should be concerned about and is there anything i should do to remove it?

Many thanks in advance

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:54 am

The steel ones can rust (there are two versions of the triangles - ally and steel).
You could get them cleaned up and surface treated - eg powder coated - though, over time, the dogbone could remove some of that.
The set I sold to Old Git, I cleaned up a bit and gave them a liberal brushing of kurust (yes he knew the condition - I wasn't pulling a fast one).
I think that's a fairly easy solution though it'll probably need doing again every so often.

.... and as for Griff "Mr Jackson" Wooley .... if he has an outlet for the super-spec blue spring shocks, please let me know - I've a number of them about and you can only use so many paperweights ...

furygan man · #3 Post by **furygan man** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:56 am

Ha ha, yes i was surprised by his comments, thanks Andy.

What is pitting, is the same as rust??

D-Rider · #4 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 12:14 pm

It's a bit more severe than surface rust - it's when spots of rust corrode more deeply creating a pit.

If it's not got out of hand I wouldn't be too worried - just stop it getting any worse.

#5 Post by **mangocrazy** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:55 pm

furygan man wrote:What is pitting??

It's when you need to pull into the pits to change your blue-spring shock for a better one...

D-Rider · #6 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Oct 19, 2010 10:32 pm

mangocrazy wrote:
furygan man wrote:What is pitting??
It's when you need to pull into the pits to change your blue-spring shock for a better one...

Falcopops · #7 Post by **Falcopops** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 12:16 am

IIRC I got a new pair of link plates from the UK for very little money a couple of years back £40 I think from Aprilia Yorkshire

furygan man · #8 Post by **furygan man** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 8:01 am

mangocrazy wrote:
furygan man wrote:What is pitting??
It's when you need to pull into the pits to change your blue-spring shock for a better one...

I guess i asked for that one!

Nooj · #9 Post by **Nooj** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:21 pm

As it's not in an obviously visible area, you could periodically waxoil them or smear them in coppaslip to keep corrosion down in the future. Looks nasty and dirty salty grot will stick all over them (which will eat into them eventually), but is cheaper than re-finishing them.

MartDude · #10 Post by **MartDude** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:25 am

Nooj wrote: salty grot will stick all over them (which will eat into them eventually), .

You should be so lucky