Re: Rear shock disassembly and/or rebuild?
Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:17 pm
Damn! That was tough.
Notched 10mm from a $10 Amazon wrench to go around the rod. I thought the box end would be better, but the open end turned out to be tighter on the flats so unfortunately I ruined the wrench for no reason.
Used Kroil over the course of 24 hours. Cycled the heat. Worked it loose, tight, loose, tight, etc. Eventually they gave way. The one in worse condition was much harder. I realized it might be because the piston was frozen inside, and that turned out to be the case.
Now to get these apart
Notched 10mm from a $10 Amazon wrench to go around the rod. I thought the box end would be better, but the open end turned out to be tighter on the flats so unfortunately I ruined the wrench for no reason.
Used Kroil over the course of 24 hours. Cycled the heat. Worked it loose, tight, loose, tight, etc. Eventually they gave way. The one in worse condition was much harder. I realized it might be because the piston was frozen inside, and that turned out to be the case.
Now to get these apart