So since I had added the shock savers, I suppose you could call the old girl 'done' at this point. At least done enough to start driving more than I work on it, I hope.
I took it out by my house, riding the local trails that I can get to without having to trailer up. I'm actually quite pleased with the change to the clutch, as far as spring and arms. It engages right where I expected it to and also I have reverse again! Yay!
The only thing I might change regarding the clutch at this point would be a slightly heavier spring on the driven. When riding, the clutch will engage and cause the ripms to sag somewhat, almost like the drive clutch is overcoming the driven. Driving by my house it's fine, however I'm not sure what the performance will be on a hill climb. Fully shared his video on changing from the black to the red spring, is the red spring heavier? Anybody got a part number/specifics on that red spring?
In case I haven't mentioned it yet, I don't have a lot of space in my workshop. Because of this, I have to keep the Honda parked on my trailer, and then park both in one of the bays of my garage. After getting back from my test ride, I load up and stow them both. When I was unhooking from my truck, I looked up and noticed this:
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Only the passenger side up front is oily like that; the driver side looks shiny still. So I send both of those photos off to DT in Bakersfield, the dealer I bought them from. He replies immediately, however I wasn't able to speak on the phone (this was on Sunday).
We finally connect on Monday (yesterday), and he refers me to the folks directly at Worx. So I give them a call, and explain the situation. The gentleman I spoke to at Worx asked I remove both front shocks, and send both in.
When I removed the lower bolt on the 'leaking' shock, I immediately needed a change of pants. Why you ask? Because it fell apart all over my trailer deck!
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I definitely was not expecting it to completely come apart when I pulled out that lower bolt. Once I got my wits together, I took these other 2 shots.
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When I had reached out to DT and Worx, I had only assumed the shaft seal had been leaking. I didn't realize that the entire lower cap (or whatever it's called) had come unscrewed. So I put the bad shock into a gallon size ziptop bag and send it along with the other front shock back to Worx. They should be delivered to Worx by Thursday.
While I'm disappointed that my new shock came apart (received all 4 on 11/22/2019), I have been extremely pleased with the service I've gotten since reporting the issue. Everyone I've dealt with has been immediately responsive and helpful, and I feel I'm in good hands. So while I'm bummed I can't ride, I'm not worried about this getting resolved
So stay tuned, for the next thrilling installment, when the shocks come back!
Be sure to drink your Ovaltine!