Bugger - lot long ago got the tank back in after a long struggle - now it has to come out again
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| Author: | Wombat [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:24 am ] |
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What instructions I can find to fit the Hi-Lo's say the fuel tank has to come out to remove the LR Shocker - that I understand but why does the shocker have to come out? Can't you just disconnect the bottom of the shocker and drop the swing arm? |
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| Author: | 1018cc [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:35 am ] |
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I doubt you will be able to move the bottom of the shock enough to get it off of the trailing arm with the top attached. The shock will hit the body before it actually comes off of the trailing arm I think (been a while since I worked on a dry car). |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:50 am ] |
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The bottom of the shock is on a stud, with a nut. There isn't enough room to move the shock off it, unless it's disconnected at the top and laid down. |
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| Author: | Wombat [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:55 am ] |
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Bugger - lot long ago got the tank back in after a long struggle - now it has to come out again
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:59 am ] |
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Not right out, just move it -> enough to get a spanner on that nut... 
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| Author: | Tobermary [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:57 pm ] |
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I just put my hi-lo’s in on the weekend…………it was time seeing I bought them over year and a half ago. Yep you have to move the tank like every one is saying, unless……….. I had a spare set of trumpets/cones………the long ally thingys So instead of taking the tank out I just drilled a pile of holes through the cone/trumpet and snapped it in to two half’s………came out real easy…….and the fuel tank stayed in place. I figured that I have a set of hi-lo’s in that I would not be needing the trumpets/cone any time in the near future……..and have now got three rears for spares. 
Cheers neil |
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| Author: | Lockie91 [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:07 pm ] |
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Tobermary wrote: I just put my hi-lo’s in on the weekend…………it was time seeing I bought them over year and a half ago.
Yep you have to move the tank like every one is saying, unless……….. I had a spare set of trumpets/cones………the long ally thingys So instead of taking the tank out I just drilled a pile of holes through the cone/trumpet and snapped it in to two half’s………came out real easy…….and the fuel tank stayed in place. I figured that I have a set of hi-lo’s in that I would not be needing the trumpets/cone any time in the near future……..and have now got three rears for spares. Cheers neil Matt (Nav) on here, and I had to do the same with mine just recently.. makes a lot more sense to do so rather than to buggerize around with the tank.. |
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| Author: | Drexxle [ Wed Sep 29, 2010 11:55 pm ] |
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ive managed to do this without removing the tank on several occassions. if you get enough leverage to get the bottom of the shock off then you can compress it up to get into the trumpet area. i had to use a BFH to coax the donut out, and to coax it back in. i guess it depends on what shocks you are using. How big they are in diameter. and if you need to get in behind the tank, just loosen the lock strap and budge it over, you dont need to remove it. |
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