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Title: Venom Oil Shocks Post by: jkracing on April 22, 2009, 05:26:33 PM Hi everyone! I found this forum after doing multiple web searches trying to find a set of Venom shocks for my Leo-X. Great forum! It's cool to see that there are people out there still enjoying their VMG/Leo-X/multiple other name trucks. I think racing these would be a hoot, but living in Michigan it would be a bit of a drive to come out and race.
I have a question for those who are running or have ran the Venom shocks. I ended up finding a set (on Amazon of all places) and to my disappointment 3 of the 4 shocks leak. :'( I took one apart and for the life of me I cannot firgure out what is supposed to be sealing the shaft. There is a teflon bushing and a rubber o-ring, but no retainer to hold the o-ring at the bottom to seal the shaft, so when the shock pumps up and down the o-ring rides on the shock shaft and all the oil leaks out the bottom. I'm hoping someone has some advice (besides junk them for Mini-T shocks :laugh:) on getting these to work and seal up. Thanks! Title: Re: Venom Oil Shocks Post by: CLODGUY on April 22, 2009, 10:52:47 PM Hey,, welcome to the site,,, After trying to keep the oil in the shocks, I finally gave up.
What ive done is clean out all of the oil,, then using a q-tip, coat the inside of the shock body with thick grease. The red stuff that you get at automotive stores works great for me, dont over-do it, just lightly coat the inner body , this seems to give just enough friction to dampen the shock travel,, the best part is that this will not leak out the bottom . Ive also tried associated black grease, but it seems a little to thick. The best part is you only have to re-grease the shocks once every month or two.. ,, Ive also tried the losi shocks,, but they leaked too.. Hope this helps....... Title: Re: Venom Oil Shocks Post by: jkracing on April 23, 2009, 02:53:55 PM Thanks for the welcome! The design of these shocks are terrible. It's almost like it's missing a piece to keep the o-ring in place. Last night I tried to tap the teflon bushing out and put the o-ring under it, but it sounds like you have quite a bit of experience with these so I'll leave that idea alone before I destroy something. I like the grease idea. I'll give that a go and see how it works.
I nearly bought a couple sets of 18T rear shocks to try those, but a quick Google search showed me that those are prone to leaking as well. I have a set of Mini-T shocks on my Mini-T and they leak like crazy. Why can't someone make a good mini shock that does not leak? :frusty: |