Be careful if you dissasemble a stuck down shock the air can will fly off when dissassembled. Can put a towel through the eyelet to prevent it from flying and getting damaged or hitting you.
So pissed. I went to ride Nassau after work last night, and after about 20 feet I had about 4 pedal strikes. I'm like WTF, look down and notice that the shock is down. Figured it somehow lost pressure, so back to the truck and it still had almost full pressure. A quick search online and it seems the seals failed and bled pressure over to the negative side. Looks like I need new seals and some Slick honey (per an @jimvreeland post a while back). Seems like this is a crap design, I had the same Fox RP23 on my HiFi for more than 6 years and did nothing to it other than check the pressure once every year (or two?). I know @jdog said to drop a DPX2 on it, but I thought that replacing an almost new shock was crazy. Now...
End Rant.
Every air shock on the planet uses the same seal design. I've seen them all get stuck down. It's your bike's way of reminding you to lube your seals more often. I do my own bikes every 3 months. It's a 15 minute job and the seals are like $20. It's the part of a mountain bike that sees the most abuse and usually gets the least amount of attention.
I'm guessing that the first couple of seals remove anything applied externally and the ones farther in dry out?
No. The seals that cause issues are deeper in the shock. This will keep the outer seal wet and increase small bump performance.
I just got this:
I just got this:
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Supposed to help pull dirt out of your seals or something. That being said, tomorrow I change the o rings and oil anyways in my fork.