mystery shock ID help

[dgyver]

I came across this shock a couple of years ago. No idea what it is from. Pretty sure the Fox compression damper is not original to the shock. When I was at Traxxion awhile ago, I had them look at it. They could not ID it. Max took apart the reservoir and found out it is the better design with a piston instead of a diaphram. They also recharged it.

The next and more important question....

Can the bottom mount be removed without loosing oil?

The reason for concern is that I am not sure if the rod is hollow or solid. Solid, all is good. Hollow, I have a mess. With more modern shocks that have rebound adjustment, the rod is hollow, remove the bottom mount and all the oil gets dumped. This shock does not have rebound adjustment. To me, it does not look like the bottom mount is designed to retain oil.

I want to replace the bottom mount with a fork, for obvious reasons. Also, the bumper on the rod has dried out and I have one that I can use.

Opinions?

[Trwhouse]

Hi there,
I once had a Fox shock like that on my 1984 Yamaha RZ350. I don't recall its length or whether it had a clevis at the bottom, but the remote canister looked similar to this one.
Just a guess, but you can check the measurements with Fox I bet.
Good luck,
Todd

[Lukewarm Wilson]

I found this
http://snowmobile.off-road.com/snowmobile/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=253208
it may help it gives the impression that you could take the bottom off with out oil spillage it mentions a bleeder screw that has to be removed before oil can be drained

[Jughead]

I really would Mess with that Shock.All of the Vintage Dirt Bike Guys will Give Big Money for it.

[ben2go]

just start tearing it apart.between the two of us we can figure it out. 

[dgyver]

I just do not want to loose the functionality of the shock in its current state and have to pay to have it oiled and recharged if I mess up. From what I have been told the bottom mount can be unscrewed without any problems. Changing the bottom mount has been on my list of things to do, not that it is very important at this time.

Seems like the more I get done the more I find to do....too many parts, not enough time.

May be getting another project bike soon.

[ben2go]

I just do not want to loose the functionality of the shock in its current state and have to pay to have it oiled and recharged if I mess up. From what I have been told the bottom mount can be unscrewed without any problems. Changing the bottom mount has been on my list of things to do, not that it is very important at this time.

Seems like the more I get done the more I find to do....too many parts, not enough time.

May be getting another project bike soon.

I am always ready to lend a hand.

I am still stock pilling parts for my project.