jagermeister
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Post by jagermeister on Feb 23, 2017 16:38:10 GMT -7
Planning to pull the rear shock from Lord Vader. I already have front and rear stands, but not a bike lift. Considering using jack stands under the pegs, but those don't look like great lift points.
For those of you who've installed shocks, how did you lift the rear, while keeping the wheel unloaded?
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Post by tigershark on Feb 23, 2017 18:10:25 GMT -7
Part of Stoltec's shock change procedure is to invert the pegs on their mounts to make them rigid in the opposite direction, then lift the bike using the rear stand under the pegs. You then simply pull the rear wheel sensor and the brake caliper to get the wheel off. If you go to the Stoltec Moto.com website, the full rear shock changeout procedure is there under their tech support menu. Took me three hours working alone with a couple of minor snafus. I thought I had an extra bushing left over, but it went with the lower mount of the original shock and wasn't used on the new replacement. I figured that out after I pulled the new shock back off and checked it. So figure roughly 2 1/2 hours. Also, their procedure has you pull the oem from the bottom requiring removal of the lower dog bones and support bracket. Pulling that support is probably the toughest part. When I put the new shock in, I installed it from the top. If The clearance is the same for both shocks, I may have been able to pull the oem out the top versus the bottom. This would have eliminated the need to pull the lower dog bone support bracket which would have greatly simplified the procedure.
When you get the back end of the dog bones and the shock unbolted, try to pull the shock out from the top. Remember to pivot the swingarm up as far as it will go to give you maximum clearance to remove and install the shock. And, let us know if removal from the top works.
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jagermeister
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Post by jagermeister on Feb 23, 2017 21:10:21 GMT -7
Excellent. Thanks Tigershark!
I'll try to snap some pictures during the process.
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Post by griever on Apr 28, 2018 11:54:02 GMT -7
Part of Stoltec's shock change procedure is to invert the pegs on their mounts to make them rigid in the opposite direction, then lift the bike using the rear stand under the pegs. You then simply pull the rear wheel sensor and the brake caliper to get the wheel off. If you go to the Stoltec Moto.com website, the full rear shock changeout procedure is there under their tech support menu. Took me three hours working alone with a couple of minor snafus. I thought I had an extra bushing left over, but it went with the lower mount of the original shock and wasn't used on the new replacement. I figured that out after I pulled the new shock back off and checked it. So figure roughly 2 1/2 hours. Also, their procedure has you pull the oem from the bottom requiring removal of the lower dog bones and support bracket. Pulling that support is probably the toughest part. When I put the new shock in, I installed it from the top. If The clearance is the same for both shocks, I may have been able to pull the oem out the top versus the bottom. This would have eliminated the need to pull the lower dog bone support bracket which would have greatly simplified the procedure. When you get the back end of the dog bones and the shock unbolted, try to pull the shock out from the top. Remember to pivot the swingarm up as far as it will go to give you maximum clearance to remove and install the shock. And, let us know if removal from the top works. Sorry if this post is too old to reply too.. but how in the hell did you get the bushing out of the upper shock linkage? Do you just get a large punch and pound the bushing out? Any help is appreciated. |
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