Tired of leaking shocks

[T4rscott]

Hi all,
I thought I would post my most recent attempt to stop the leaking Axial shocks. I bought the aluminum shock bodies last summer and rebuilt them completely. So fast forward to today. They are losing oil slowly and it is diving me crazy. My RC10s never leaked this soon. So I sat down and opened them all up. This time I removed the black spacer and replaced it with a 3rd oring. I will give it a try and repost
Scott

[jeff22]

I ended up buying proline scaler shocks. I've had them 6 months or so and no leaks at all

[desertdude]

Green Slime, never had leaky shocks and I have built a few sets.

[Stormin2u]

I hear you I hate leaky shocks always have.

[T4rscott]

Never had set leak so soon. I'm actually looking at the 100mm shocks from Hobby King. I know they will need a complete rebuild, but hey that's half the fun of this hobby. There's a good video showing how to rebuild them using Traxxas pistons and lower shock eyes.

[FloridaCrawler]

I also remember the awesomeness that was the rc10's shocks. Trying to decide on aftermarket set now for my scx10. Sad the rest of the kit is pretty solid out of the box but the shocks seems to be a problem for a lot of guys. I used green slime and everything, hold oil great on the shelf but driving it makes a mess (oil + sand = bad)

[snapon boy]

I have ran the blue rc10 shocks on my deadbolt and they are very nice very smooth! Also cheep I got 4 for 16 online. The wraith shocks are nice also take out the spacer put in o ring green slime and a dab of pfte paste.

[RiderZ]

Green Slime and the third o-ring Dont work.Been there done that.

[vegas1973]

These are outstanding 3.5" KYOSHO Velvet coated Triple Cap Shocks - Super Shafty

[sic1to]

Originally Posted by RiderZ

Green Slime and the third o-ring Dont work.Been there done that.

X2!

Those kyosho shocks are nice no doubt,but the cost is outrageous! Since ya have the scx shocks already just go with rc bros bodies with traxxas rebuild kit & your leak free, add machined(axial) pistons for butter smooth feel...

[FloridaCrawler]

I wish the kyosho shocks were in stock right now.

[Eric0424]

Originally Posted by FloridaCrawler

I wish the kyosho shocks were in stock right now.

What length? A couple of e-Bay sellers have the 38mm in stock, A-Main has one pair of 46mm and there are some other 46mm on e-Bay and Amazon.

These two e-Bay sellers have one pair each of the 38mm (same part # as the Super Shafty link above).

Kyosho W5196V 38mm Velvet Coated Triple Cap Shock Set Ultima RT5 RB5 SC DB | eBay

Kyosho RT5 RB5 SP SC Velvet Coated Shocks 38mm W5196V | eBay

A-Main 46mm.
Kyosho 46mm Velvet Coated Triple Cap Shock Set [KYOW5198V] | Parts - AMain.com - AMain.com

Liquid RC has two pair of 46mm available, just under $50 per pair.
Kyosho W5198V Velvet Coating Triple Cap Thread | eBay

The same 46mm at Amazon.
Amazon.com: Kyosho W5198V Velvet Coating Triple Cap Thread: Toys & Games

[BlownChevelle]

I run a set of kings on my Rubi, no leaks in 8 months!

[k_dub09]

I did a small write-up about leaky ass shocks on my yeti. has worked really well for me for quite a while.
link here: my leaky Icon shock fix

[jeff22]

I have proline scaler shocks. Probably been running them for over a year now and no leaks.

[Dwill]

Get Pro-Line scalers. Rebuild them using green slime before you fill them.

Don't over fill which is actually sort of easy to do. If you do those things you won't have leaks.

[HighToy]

Like Green Slime heavier weight oils will hold better. Thinner/lighter oils can squeeze past seals. Especially if there is any kind of imperfection in the seal or seal surface.