[Tomass79]

I was doing a full rebuild of my 2011 Monarch RT3. MM3. I missed the part where I should have used a pick to slide the shim stack onto it to keep them together. I had no idea the main piston came apart like that. Anyways, I can't get my shock to work now. I know it is 10 years old but if anyone out there has the original order diagram I would greatly appreciate it! I have been searching for a day and haven't found one yet. SRAM Tech is out of the office until the new year. Thanks!

 

[howman66]

Hey...see if this helps. Best of luck...

Rockshox Monarch RT3 Shim Stack

Hey, can you guys weigh in on this? I had heard that the 7.875x2.0 and 7.875x2.25 Monarch shocks are the same, but the 2" stroke version has some sort of internal spacer to limit the stroke. Can anyone confirm?

www.mtbr.com

 

[Tomass79]

Hey...see if this helps. Best of luck...

Rockshox Monarch RT3 Shim Stack

Hey, can you guys weigh in on this? I had heard that the 7.875x2.0 and 7.875x2.25 Monarch shocks are the same, but the 2" stroke version has some sort of internal spacer to limit the stroke. Can anyone confirm?

www.mtbr.com

 

[Tomass79]

Thanks for this! It's a 2013 and my shims don't completely match but I think it gives me a better general idea. I am currently waiting for a caliper to show up in the mail in case I need to measure the shims. I will certainly respect the shim stack order from now on!

 

[Tomass79]

After much searching I finally found my exact shim stack. I followed it to a t and my compression and rebound still don't work. I believe I have the valve plates facing the right way. Anyone out there have any thoughts?

 

[Tomass79]

One thing I thought of, my compression ball looked a little beat up. Maybe this is the problem. Also, before inserting the main piston I forgot to press in the poppet valve. Maybe both of these are to blame...

 

[areks]

turn around the bigger valve plate

 

[Tomass79]

I turned the bigger valve the other way. The rebound now works but not the lockout (or at least not as much I can really notice). I am OK with that unless there is something else obvious I am missing. This is my "back up" shock. I wanted some practice rebuilding one as my wife and I both have other RS shocks. I sure do appreciate your help! Thank you so much!