Idiotic Shocks

[fiisch]

Is it me or are the shocks very hard to build! I am having a great deal of difficulty thread the ballcups onto the bottom of the shocks. It says you must not damage the shocks, by using the flat part of needle nose pliers and not the grippy part. I have been doing that but getting a few tiny scratches, and it seems impossible to screw it on all the way as the shock slips through the pliars no matter how insanely hard I grip! Is there a trick to this as it's starting to drive me crazy!!!

[jason]

Grip the shaft just above the thread with a large pair of wire cutters. This part of the shaft will never contact seals because it is where the spring retainer sits so damage is not an issue.
Also worth theading ball end with m3 cap head screw before assembly

Jason

[colin_jackson]

another trick is to use a pair of plastic pliers. this way you can grip the shaft with the grippy part of the pliers and cause no damage. this works fine for me.

colin

Yeah I found them hard to build, once you get the rite techniques its a lot easyer.

[Dave G]

i have a strip of of old shumacher tyre i half wrap round the shaft then pliers on top.

dave

[gatesy]

You beat me to it!!
I always use a bit of old tyre

[fiisch]

Cheers for the relpies guys - got it sorted now - seems so easy when you're told how!! ;D

So then I moved on to putting the wheels on.... and snapped a pin ::) I don't know my own strength.... >:(

[Scimdarren]

Its must be all that conditioning after doing all 4 shocks ;D


Darren