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rear shocks

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:15 pm
Author: knut
hi,how easy is it to strip the standard shocks?
is a matter of drifting out the pin just underneath the top mounting?
the springs are looking a bit rusty and need to clean them up a bit.
thanks mick

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:42 pm
Author: mick znone
there is a tool that can be made to assist in doing this job, someone on here made one. might find it with a search.

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 6:48 am
Author: Garn 1
Knut, briefly, you have to knock out that pin, compress the spring, and undo a large slim lock-nut under the shroud. Not easy without a compressing jig.

Regardz.

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 7:50 am
Author: mick znone
someone on here made a jig with two bits of wood with a hole drilled to fit over the shroud and 4 long bolts to wind the spring down. try putting up a jig question , it really was ingenious.

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:26 am
Author: phil churchett
mick z1a wrote:someone on here made a jig with two bits of wood with a hole drilled to fit over the shroud and 4 long bolts to wind the spring down. try putting up a jig question , it really was ingenious.


Mick, i think it was Chris, [MaineKZ]

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:35 am
Author: tlc

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:09 am
Author: phil churchett
tailiftchris wrote:http://z1ownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6812&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30

There you go.


Cheers Chris.

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:26 pm
Author: knut
thanks guys, diy spring compressor about to be made :wink: :up