|   GT LTS questions help please... | Lefty
Sep 5, 2001 12:50 PM | | ok i posted this befor but i can't get the rear spring off of my shock.
last time some guy said for me too-
"Remove the shock from the frame.you have to kinda fiddle with it to get the trunion out of the upper link.remove the screw holding the red rebound knob on and remove the knob. This will allow the spring clip to be remove and the spring taken off"
ok i got the shock off the bike no problem and took the rebound knob off but still have no idea how this lets the spring clip to be removed and the sping taken off.
please help me out my friends bike is still in pieces and we want to ride tomorrow so hook me up.
i'll check back tonight i'm going to screw with it somemore and see if i can get it loose somehow. maybe its blatantly ovious to a smart people. which we definatly aren't
thanks for any help |
| Try this..... | Rhino from WA
Sep 5, 2001 1:13 PM | | If you have the shock off the bike then try this.
The rebound damper side has a spring seat/base. It should have a slot in from one side( the size of the shaft), and possibly a bottom out bumper(black). With the spring preload collar(and trunion) backed all the way out.....no preload on spring, it should be rattling loose. Push the seat up onto the shaft...the seat is recessed and the shock bottom is partially in there. If it is dirty of corroded it may stick but you should be able to do it with your hands. The black bumper will now be pushed up near the shock body. The spring seat should now be able to be slid off through the slot mentioned initialy.
A few things nead to happen to be successful. 1) the spring needs to be loose enough to move everything around 2) the spring seat has to be up past the bottom half of the shock 3) there is enough room to do both 1 and 2 and still slide the seat out the side. With that done you should be able to remove the spring by sliding it toward the rebound side.
Please anyone else, fill in any gaps I might have left.
Rhino from WA
1998 STS 1500DS owner |
| Also, some models of shocks on the LTS.... | LFB
Sep 5, 2001 2:23 PM | | required that you use a spring-compression tool in order to compress the spring enough so that the slotted colar can be removed - even with the trunion and preload backed all the way out. If I remember correctly, this shock (or at least it was for a buddy of mine) came on a 1996 LTS-2 (anodized blue). Most other shocks are much easier as mentioned. I didn't believe him when he told me that he had to compress it to pull the colar out. At least he was employed by White Brothers at the time and the company had all the tools. |
| i forgot, i had to use a spring compressor on my 98 LTS | pmkn
Sep 5, 2001 4:08 PM | | it really depends on what the length of the spring that is on there is.They very quite a bit and it is a tight fit with the trunion and junk.One spring i had was easy to remove( it was a little short).The other was almost a 1/4" longer, with everything back off it still had about a 1/4 turn of preloadon it. This is where i had to use a spring compressor. There is also a heavy duty eye, that is thicker at the spring seat. if your shock has one of these it is a real booger to get the reatiner clip off. |
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