Crack on Shock's Eye

kooga

Likes Bikes
Hi everyone. I have what appear to be a crack on the eye where my shock is attached to the rear triangle.
I have a 2011 Specialised epic with a fox brain rear shock. Has anyone else ever experienced this? From what i have read i believe warranty on shocks is only a year, is this correct? Has anyone ever put a different rear shock on an epic, i do like the brain device though.

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated, I will post a photo of the part as soon i can if it helps.
 

kooga

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here are a couple of photo's
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I have a very big hope that these are meant to be there and it is just the first time i have noticed it.
 

Knuckles

Lives under a bridge
Were you on Ice when you took those pics? Blurry as hell, hard to tell for sure. Pretty sus spot, right through the center of the eye, but looks symmetrical. Only way to be sure is to pull the sucker out. Or theres my afore mentioned 5lb hammer method. Good luck.
 

kooga

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Thanks, sorry about the photo's but only using a phone camera and it is very hard to get a good angle of the area. I think it will be a trip to the local bike shop tomorrow before breaking out the 5lb hammer. Could remove it myself, but don't want to risk it losing a warranty if there is one because i cant prove it was correctly install ect.
 

ninjananna

Likes Dirt
That doesn't look good. If it turns out to be a crack try taking it to a radiator repair place. They may be able to weld the crack


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pistonbroke

Eats Squid
Shit photos. But if that's as bad as it looks, replace it.
I'm not an expert but I believe welding it will only make it brittle.
 
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