Cota 315r Rear Shock Tech Questions

[fastducs]

I have recently acquired a 2000 cota 315r, along with a manual, but it turns out the manual is for a '99. I know that the '99 forks are very different from '00 forks, but I don't know about the shock. Anyway, since I can't rely on my manual, here are my questions:

1) The rebound damping adjuster (purple thingy) turns round and round, and never reaches a stop in either direction. That contradicts the way clickers work on all other bikes that I've owned. Is my clicker broken?

2) On the opposite side of the clicker is a screw-in plug. I unscrewed it, but all I see is a solid dead end. What is the function of this plug?

3) How do you remove the shock spring? Do you have to compress it with some sort of clamp?

4) What is the length of shock shaft travel supposed to be?

5) What type of oil, and how much?

Thanks for any help.

[fastducs]

Greetings, I have an 01 model and a manual, here are some answers to yer questions:-

(assuming your talking about the REAR shock as in post heading)

1. its seems faulty :-(

Johnny, thanks very much for your answers, even if that makes you the proverbial bearer of bad news :-(

2. the only adjustment I can see on mine is the purple screw(rebound adjuster) and the spring(pre load)and also the charge of nitrogen1.27mpa, that screw aint mentioned in manu so dont touch

Oops, too late :-)

3.with a spring compressor and clamp part number07gme-0010000 and 07959-mb10000 respect...

Thanks, I made my own, and that did the trick.

4.rear shock spring preload default 126.5mm spring free length 133mm limit 129.4mm

Actually I was asking about the range of motion of the shock shaft.

5. nitrogen

Really? I don't mean to doubt you, but as far as I know, typical shock construction contains both a pressurized nitrogen bladder, and several hundred cc of oil. Are you saying that the mont's shock does all damping by somehow flowing pressurized nitrogen thru constricting orifices?