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twinsarehot Full Member
Joined: Mar 04, 2009 Posts: 56 Location: Small State
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Posted: July 25, 2009, 10:38 am Post subject: shock mount is too long |
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So I finished installing the needle bearing on the swingarm yesterday, and decided to see how the shocks looked on the bike. When I threw them on, I noticed that the top mount was a little too long, as before there was a huge grab rail. Can I just cut some of it off? Spacers? What have you guys done?
Here's a reference picture from my cell. Thanks.
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crumppa Full Member
Joined: Jan 17, 2007 Posts: 32
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Posted: July 25, 2009, 10:45 am Post subject: Re: shock mount is too long |
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I just cut a little off of the studs. Be careful you don't bugger up the threads. I put a nut on the stud, then cut, then backed the nut off to clean up the threads.
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yamaman Support Staff
Joined: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 1638 Location: Perth Western Australia
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Posted: July 25, 2009, 10:50 am Post subject: Re: shock mount is too long |
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Looks like he's going to run out of thread anyway??????
Up to you, chop it & cut some new thread.......Makes it hard to go back. What shocks are those?
Spacers would work ok, probably look a bit crappy though!
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twinsarehot Full Member
Joined: Mar 04, 2009 Posts: 56 Location: Small State
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Posted: July 25, 2009, 11:02 am Post subject: Re: shock mount is too long |
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the cap in the picture is screwed it as far as it will go, there seems to be enough thread left, I don't think I'll run out. hopefully.
I picked up some NOS Redwing shocks, I haven't tried them out yet. Do you think I'll need to replace the oil? They are from the 70's.
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Joseph Full Member
Joined: May 22, 2007 Posts: 767 Location: NY
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Posted: July 25, 2009, 1:00 pm Post subject: Re: shock mount is too long |
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It looks like the portion beetween the acorn nut and shock isn't threaded , it looks like your out of threads right at that point. Am i seeing it correct?
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nj1639 Full Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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Posted: July 25, 2009, 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: shock mount is too long |
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Spacer or large washers, if you cut it you can't go back.
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