Are 2011 Rear Shock's rebuildable?

[flash2002]

Hi guy's, my 2011 Spyder RT rear shock has a slight air leak, are they rebuildable?

[Peter Aawen]

Hi guy's, my 2011 Spyder RT rear shock as a slight air leak, are they rebuildable?

No, the shocks aren't; but the air bag, which is not a part of the shock at all, is replaceable if it has an air leak.

However, the 'non-return valve' is often the source of any air leak in the air bag & compressor adjustable part of the system, so check that before forking out for a new air bag that you might not need. There's a lot here on the Forum already about the ACS & the entire air bag/compressor part of the system, so it'd really pay you to do some searching and reading before you get too far down the rabbit hole, likely chasing things that won't really help &/or may not apply to you/your particular failure at all!

[flash2002]

Hi Peter, my bike doesn't have a compressor it's manual fill from a valve.

[Peter Aawen]

Hi Peter, my bike doesn't have a compressor it's manual fill from a valve.

So then you might have an air leak from the bag, or possibly more likely, from one of the 'push to fit' connectors on the air line or from the Schraeder valve itself, rather than from the 'non-return valve'...

But with that minor change, the rest of my post above still applies - there's a LOT here on the Forum already about the entire air bag part of the suspension/system, so it'd really pay you to do some searching and reading before you get too far down the rabbit hole, likely chasing things that won't really help &/or may not apply to you/your particular failure at all!

[Mikey]

Hi Peter, my bike doesn't have a compressor it's manual fill from a valve.

So is the bag leaking air? Have you done a bubble check to see where the leak is? If it's the bag you'll have to replace it! They do still have them! You may want to install the rock protector under the bag when you put the new one in!

[flash2002]

Ok, you guy's are talking about an air bag, were is this famous air bag ?

[BajaRon]

Ok, you guy's are talking about an air bag, were is this famous air bag ?

The air bag sits in front of the rear shock and attaches to the frame and swingarm.

AirBag.jpg

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Ok, you guy's are talking about an air bag, were is this famous air bag ?

If you go to any CanAm PARTS site you look at all the FICHE's which will show 99% of all the parts that are used to build any Spyder / Ryker ...... good luck .... Mike

[flash2002]

Ok thanks guy's, Wow it really is an air bag, never saw that on a bike. You learn something new every day.

[KX5062]

Yeah, the air bag is what adjusts the ride height, which is load dependent. (Also, acts as a spring helper too.) Since yours is the manual fill, you must adjust the air pressure depending on the load. Most Spyders do it automatically.

My old 2014 was a straight RT, with the manual fill, so I would have to periodically check it because it would leak down slightly over time. (I bought a special hand pump for bicycle tires to check and inflate. DON'T use an air compressor.)