Squeaking shocks?

[ismail]

If a shock squeaks are they buggered?
My ironman shocks are squeaking, removed them and had them checked out, they still work quite fine other than the squeak.
If I compress them they push out with no abnormal movement.

How can one fix this or must they just be replaced?

[Mikem1]

Hi Ismail.
Did the shocks still squeek when they were out of the vehicle?I know they use a poly bush on the eyes that sometimes takes a permanent set and the noise emmites from there.
Regards
Darrell
Mikem suspensions

[ismail]

Hi Darrel, howsit going?
Yep the shocks still squeaks out of the vehicle, when compressed,
the rubbers was actually my first guess thought

[Mud Dog]

Bit of a catch 22 situation, maybe. It could be that the seal on the stanchion is dry, and if that's the case, then what does one do? If you oil / grease the stanchion then it holds dust / dirt which becomes an abrasive paste and may shorten the life of the seal. I had a squeaky shock a long time back, and it wasn't the shock mount bushes, so I decided to take a chance. Instead of removing the shock to be able to get at the stanchion, I drilled a small hole (think it was about 6mm) at the top of the cover. This allowed me to insert the nozzle of an oil can (the pump type) .... I could 'feel' the stanchion with the nozzle and for about a week or so I would give it a small squirt of oil each evening (I figured that the oil would run down to the seal and some would slowly seep in). What it did I don't rightly know, but that shock never squeaked again ..... and the seal never leaked either.

Might be worth a try. Your call.

[ismail]

Thanks Andy will give it a try, and see what happens