What's Inside a BMW R1200GS Rear Suspension Strut? Pt 1
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Sorry for the poor sound quality! There are subtitles available.
Having replaced the rear 'ESA' suspension on my R1200GS, here's what I found inside the failed unit. See Part 2 for the spring pre-load adjusting jack
01:00 Ride height motor removal
07:00 Pressure reservoir (gold)
08:00 Spring removed
09:30 Strut cap removed
11:00 Ride height jack
12:00 Lower cap removal
14:00 Component layout
16:45 Electrically controlled shuttle valve
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Very informative, thank you
Great video. I was looking for that.
Thank you.
Thanks. I hope you saw Part 2 as well(?) czcams.com/video/2r3-3hLO-og/video.html
Man, those Germans sure do create some amazing stuff!
can't tell who makes those torn wrenches. can you give me a name?
Hi. They’re made by Wera and are excellent quality. Expensive but worth it, in my view products.wera.de/en/l-keys.html
Probably a great video, but you lost me when I had to max out my volume and go stand with my head against the speaker to hear you....
Sorry :(
Can you refil the oil inside the gold reservoir? mine reaches the limit and then i hear a clunck sound. when i hit a bumb and my bike restores height.
I’m no expert but my upstanding is that the gold reservoir primarily contains nitrogen gas under pressure. There’s a piston inside that separates the gas from oil that’s forced across from the main damper unit as it operates. So the gas provides part of the spring function as well as keeping pressure on the oil to reduce cavitation. So most of the oil lives in the main damper leg. Replacing, or replenishing the oil (or nitrogen) is not an end user task and will require special equipment. It sounds as if yours may have lost some oil, or gas and need professional attention.
@@Greeves if i unscrew the cap at the gold reservoir, wil there be compression? So stuf ahoots out?
@@SikkeTiemersma If you look at the video 7:10 mins in; removing the screw at the top of the reservoir does release a small amount of gas. Not dangerous though. Once this is done the whole reservoir may be unscrewed with nothing else escaping (see 09:24). The gold reservoir looks to be sealed for life and probably contains gas under pressure below a floating piston. I wouldn't recommend tampering with it.
If you happen to be in Istanbul, stop by MOTOSENKRON and have all the shock absorbers of BMW motorcycles repaired with a one-year warranty, very cheap 250 euros.
Thanks for this 👍 I’m not expecting to be in Istanbul, sadly. They may ship me one though. I think I’d go for a refurbished unit next time I need one (rather than secondhand).
Hello ! I noticed while cleaning the bike that the plastic dust cover which is inside the spring is rotating on the right and left , not up and down . Is it normal ?
The black plastic tubular part, inside the spring, is effectively fixed to the lower end of the spring. So it moves up & down with the spring as the suspension works. It's trapped by the pressure of the spring. Mine doesn't rotate, even with the bike on the centre stand and the suspension fully extended - the spring pressure is still plenty to keep the plastic tube firmly held. So I don't think rotation of this part is normal (unless BMW changed the design since my version). Might be worth getting yours checked out by a dealer. Does yours rotate only when on the centre stand, or even when there's weight on the rear wheel?
@@Greeves well the tubular part is rotating on it self spinning right and left by small amount , but doesn't go up and down 🤷🏼♂️ also it rubs on the spring . I does do it with load or no load while on side stand
@@Greeves if it was broken wouldn't it go up and down also ?
@@Greeves also , not everytime it moves it requires a bit of work to get it move by a little , but everytime i touch it it ticks
Please be clear, I’m not a BMW specialist; just an enthusiastic amateur. It does sound to me as if there’s something not quite right with your dust cover. Could be that the plastic’s broken(?) I don’t think it’s safety critical but still worth getting it checked. It shouldn’t move, or ‘tick’, so far as I’m aware.
Can't here what you're saying...??
Sorry about that, dodgy recording set-up I was using at the time. Strange though, I can hear it fine and some others can too - but not everyone(?) There are subtitles available though, if it would help :)
Głośniej !!!!!!
Sorry 😕 (I’ve got a different mic now.)
Ma tu hai una vaga idea di cosa sia un ammortizzatore dynamic?
Non fare video dove dimostri solamente la tua totale incompetenza e confondi chi li guarda.
Grazie per il tuo commento
Il massacro di un povero ammortizzatore....
@@michelecampadelli6175 Vero 🙁
Blue liquid that leaks out after 600 Mile 🤔
Mine suddenly lost all damping & became like riding on a pogo stick. I had no oil leakage at all ; blue or red
o ambiente de procedimento, extremamente desorganizado !!!
parece desorganizado, mas eu sei onde está tudo 😊
@@Greeves não leve a mal, sei que vc sabe...mas uma boa organizada aí, ficaria show, e acredito, que iria facilitar o seu trabalho...Grande abraço!!!
@@orlandofalcao4883 Sim, você está correto, é claro. Obrigado pelo seu comentário :)
@@Greeves já inscrito no canal!!!
@@orlandofalcao4883 Thanks
ma che traduzione in italiano pessima...
Traduzione di cosa?