1. 

   Shredder
   Member

   When should the slider be replaced? I know they're supposed to get scored, but mine's starting to get what looks like a crimp in it. I'm guessing it's time to go?

   Posted 1 year ago #
2. 

   JonC
   Administrator

   Shredder,
   You will get 1-2 seasons of riding out of the slider, depending on milage and conditions. Those that ride where it is more wet than not, will run thorugh a slider in a season of heavy use.

   How long do you have on yours?

   Thanks,

   Jon@Moots

   Posted 1 year ago #
3. 

   Shredder
   Member

   My bike is an 07 and on the original, so I guess it's due. LOL. I don't really ride in any mud though. I'll get one ordered up. Will a worn out make a strange creaking noise?

   Posted 1 year ago #
4. 

   JonC
   Administrator

   Shredder,
   '07! Yep, it's time. All bets are off on the creaking....very seldomly does the Ybb unit itself make a noise. BB?, Seatpost?....check those as well.

   Thanks,

   Jon@Moots

   Posted 1 year ago #
5. 

   sbsbiker
   Member

   Mine is only three years old and I think the spring inside is starting to show. I think it'll make it another couple of rides.

   Posted 1 year ago #
6. 

   edebolt
   Member

   can get a lot more life out of the slider with a neoprene bootie around the stanchion. I don't have a picture handy but they are easy to make with neoprene and some velcro. I use zip ties around the bottom and top to prevent anything getting inside. Mine wraps around the bottom like a diaper. It barely gets anything inside even in really dusty and wet conditions. I ride my Ybb about 10k a year and 5 years is really easy between replacements. Also can rotate the stanchion after a while to get more life out of it.

   Why Moots never offered a bootie is beyond me.

   Posted 1 year ago #
7. 

   Mootanooga
   Member

   I use the Lizard Skins shock cover for my MootoX YBB. It stays clean and I occasionally wipe off the old grease and relube.

   The DuPont Teflon bearing grease keeps it like new -no scoring.

   http://store.lizardskins.com/products/rear-suspension-boot

   Posted 1 year ago #
8. 

   JohnE
   Member

   Okay...new YBB owner here. Its second hand and a few years old...havent seen any issues yet with the slider, what do I look for and whne it happens how do I handle it? Rebuild instructions??

   "If you dont take care of your body, where will you live?"

   Posted 12 months ago #
9. 

   woody
   Member

   You will notice wear on the slider and can even feel it. Rub your thumb nail around it and you should feel it.
   I'm a clydesdale and I put between 3000 and 4000 miles on it a year and I just put a new one on every year. It's a piece of mind for me and for 60 bucks it's not that bad.

   Here's the instructions.

   http://moots.com/wp-content/uploads/TECHpaper_YBBshock.pdf

   Enjoy it,
   Woody

   Posted 12 months ago #

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