I dont think I have a leak but I am not sure. Does anyone know what happens and what it looks like if you do in fact have a leak in the suspension. Thanks for any help.
Dan

 

there will be oily spots on the shock, usually right around the area where the shaft comes out of the body. Dependant on how bad it is, the shock will also become softer and less resistant to being compressed, and will spring back quicker than it should too.

 

Well the coolant resevoir was covered in a black oily substance..The shock squeaks but it really always did. I road it today pretty damn hard and it doesnt feel any different. Its the black stuff that worried me , and the squeak..Im still not sure where it came from..Thanks alot for the input..
Dan

 

I don't think they leak from the reservoir very often, especially with it being a piggyback. I wouldn't worry about it at all, because hey, if it's leaking there's nothing you can do to stop it at this point anyways, and if it does seem to get soft you can probably get a used one on ebay cheap.

 

Yea good point..I appreciate it...what was the damage to your quad when you landed in that ditch??
Dan

 

i hared from a guy that the squeek in the 02 is normal?

 

2 bent front wheels, bent handlebars, twisted steering stem, bent tie rod end, bent headlight cage, some nasty scars on the rear fender, fubared front bumper, bent brake lever, a dent on the BACK of the left lower a-arm (don't know how) and an ever-so-slightly tweaked frame. Although the repair costs really stacked up on that one, I wasn't real mad because I didn't get hurt at all when I went over the bars, and landed helmet-first in jagged rocks. There is some serious potential for bodily harm when you're 3rd gear pinned, airborne, then directly land in a ditch full of big jagged rocks. Plus the thing was still ridable so I didn't have to figure out a way to tow it back to the camp.