7100 rebuild

[parsonsjunior]

So, I've nearly completed repairing and revalving a set of 7100. All about the job is pretty straight forward, I just followed the directions that are out there. My question is; is there a sequence to filling the oil and replacing the piston? As in, should I replace some the oil before inserting the piston? Or piston first? You see where I'm going with this...

Thanks,
Sam

 

[mbrummal]

Read this (specifically the Oil Fill Levels section):
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.bilsteinus.com/7100_Rebuild.pdf

I think you can use a procedure very similar to the one listed in section 3 (even though its a different shock) using the values in the other file. https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=...lackHawk9300SeriesTechnicalManual-March06.pdf

 

[parsonsjunior]

Read this; I think you can use a procedure very similar to the one listed

Thanks, the first file is one of the several I used when initially deciding I could do this. The Blackhawk file I hadn't read and hope that it's that straight forward.

Thanks,
Sam

 

[peter sherman]

http://northwestoverlandsociety.org...stein-7100-Series-Revalving-instructions.aspx

http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/tech/rebuilding-your-offroad-shocks-52097.html

http://www.bilsteinus.com/7100_Rebuild.pdf

 

[parsonsjunior]

http://northwestoverlandsociety.org/Blogs/MostRecent/tabid/226/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/83/Bilstein-7100-Series-Revalving-instructions.aspx

http://www.off-road.com/trucks-4x4/tech/rebuilding-your-offroad-shocks-52097.html

http://www.bilsteinus.com/7100_Rebuild.pdf

Yeah; thanks again, I've read all this info before and it has been very helpful. I was really just looking for some tricks of the trade sort of info on refilling. Surely, it's not going to be rocket science. Again, thanks for the links.

Sam

 

[parsonsjunior]

Also, since I'm working on shortbodies of the 10 and 14 inch variety should I use the 10 and 14 volumes or the 8 and 12 volumes?

 

[mbrummal]

You should use the oil level listed for the remote reservoir. 10": 700mL and 14": 885mL

 

[parsonsjunior]

You should use the oil level listed for the remote reservoir. 10": 700mL and 14": 885mL

Cool, Thanks.

 

[parsonsjunior]

Well, I've began to refill these shocks now and that seems to be pretty simple to achieve the correct volume. However, when compressing by hand they are really easy to compress and really difficult to travel out. Is this correct? Is it because they're not charged up yet? Or, have I F'd up and installed the valve stacks incorrectly. They arrived in stacks already w/ paper in between that said this side towards nut and that's the way they got put on; all four of the stacks are oriented in the same direction. So, if it's F'd on one; it's F'd on all four.

Let me add that these are the first N charged shocks I've ever owned. So, if it's a gas things, Please forgive my ignorance.

Sam

 

[mbrummal]

Yeah, that should change once you get them charged.

 

[parsonsjunior]

This has me squirming, I guess I should get the one I have built charged, and see what happens. Thanks for the reassurance though.