Wilbers rear shock problem

[Packer]

Fitted Wilbers front and rear to my 1150 last year and very pleased I am too!

However, I adjusted them whilst off roading at EM 08 and found that the click action on the rear was more a kind of grating nasty kind of movement instead of the smooth and slick action that it once had.

The entire adjustment mechanism (damping adjustment ring not preload) is full of road dirt and mud. This also means that I can't wind back the damping to minimum as it appears that the mechanism is sitting on packed mud and doesn't drop all the way back to the zero point so I can't count the clicks up from the reference point.

Anyone else had this problem and if so how did you clean it out? I have tried a search without success.

 

[motobiker]

If it is mud.. then it should come out as easily as it went in - is it not possible to immerse the unit in water? - allow the mud to soften and run out - then use either brake cleaner or wd40 to drive the remaining water out then refit.

Alternatively give the importers: 'every accesssory' a call and ask them - if anyone will know - they will.

 

[Packer]

I was hoping that some ingenious Tosser had come up with a simple method to clean it out without removing it from the bike.

I got loads out by spraying in WD40 and then using a compressed air line to blow it out but don't seem to be able to get it all out!

EA is the next stop.