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    Taking shocks apart...

    Hey I am switching out my stock rear for the 900rr one. I got the shocks just need to tear them down Whats the trick to getting the shocks off? I saw car spring clamps are to big. Any home garage "Red Green" way of getting them off?

    I once used wire coat hangers to compress my springs on my VW.

    Rob
    Rob
    88 Street Hawk
    F2 tank, Aztec8 dual 4", Duc seat and CF cowl, Stage 3 jet, Uni Pods, M4 stubby, SV650 clips, controls & fuel pump, GSXR front mc and CFB1000 front caliper, F3 forks upper and internals, Penske 8983, Gino RCR, rear jump plates & R6 pegs and Vapor gauge...
    04 CRF50 pit bike and stunt runner...
    91 Suzuki GSF400 Bandit (she's a runner now...)
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    -Sent mine to a place that rebuilds motorcycle shocks, so no help here. But jeeepers, if you do find a way to do it at home --- be very careful. 1300lbs for every inch of compression is nothing to take lightly. Dont forget the new spring spacer when the shock goes back together.
    -I'm sorry....I did not know she was your sister.
    -If Buckleys cold mixture went rancid......how would anybody know????
    -Dont piss off the quiet guy with the chain saw.

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      #3
      Yeah thats pretty wound up... lol

      I got the spacer drilled and ready to go... just need to switch out the springs.

      Anyone got the tool I could borrow? Would paypal you some $ as a marker for it.

      Rob
      Rob
      88 Street Hawk
      F2 tank, Aztec8 dual 4", Duc seat and CF cowl, Stage 3 jet, Uni Pods, M4 stubby, SV650 clips, controls & fuel pump, GSXR front mc and CFB1000 front caliper, F3 forks upper and internals, Penske 8983, Gino RCR, rear jump plates & R6 pegs and Vapor gauge...
      04 CRF50 pit bike and stunt runner...
      91 Suzuki GSF400 Bandit (she's a runner now...)

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        #4
        i used one for cars but dont think i compressed them enough

        take some pictures, i still cant figure out how the retaining washer works
        1988 & 1991 hawkgt, 2005 rc51

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          #5
          I went to a shop. They did it in a few minutes (included grinding seat to fit good and putting in spacer etc.) and charged me $25.00. Alot for five minutes but I had NO way of doing it myself
          -God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the bodies of the people I had to kill because they annoyed me.

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