So unless my shock is broken like yours then it shouldn't expand when I take it off right?
________________________________ From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 10:19:30 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Removing Tires Yep, it appears my shock was broken, so assuming Torry's isn't broken he should be ok. Clothes hangers or zipties is easy insurance though ;) -Kyle On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 11:11 AM, stanley/ Randolph <[email protected]> wrote: Heck, just use a couple of clothes hangers and twist them to hold it... > >Stanley > > > > > ________________________________ From: Torry Barker <[email protected]> > >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:20:01 PM > >Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Removing Tires > > > >You know what that actually is what I'll do, I'll get a bunch of the zipties >and tighten them before I take the shock off that way they're compressed. >Would I look for Government strength zipties, or are they called something >else? Also how many would you recommend I put on the shock to hold it >together, they might need to hold it for a day or two. > > > > ________________________________ From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 7:43:13 PM >Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Removing Tires > >Someone else might comment. I think it might be possible to get the tire >in/out without removing the shock if you deflated it. I haven't tried it, but >it looks possible. The 2nd time I did it I ziptied it before unbolting it and >it went back in pretty easy. Get the giant government strength zipties back by >the HVAC ducts at home depot. Anything less might not hold it. > >-Kyle >-Sent from Rockport, TX, United States > > >On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Torry Barker <[email protected]> wrote: > >Hmm, well I don't really have anything that I could use to deal with that >spring. I might just have to have the shop do that one, I'm sure I can get the >front off with minimal trouble. >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:12:39 PM >> >> >>Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Removing Tires >> >> >>Yeah, that spring, that's something else...Trying to find a coil compressor >>small enough for the motorcycle shock was my problem. In the end we ended up >>using two ratcheting tiedown straps, a rusty bolt, and some exhaust support >>rod that I think came off of a volvo (pics of this contraption at >>http://munz.kicks-ass.net/nighthawk/?p=79). I then used some mondo zip-ties >>to keep it compressed while I reinstalled it. The second time around I just >>used the zip ties before removal and it went much easier. >>>>You do need to remove the nut to get the drive shaft out, there's also a >>>>support for the brake on the right side just under the swing arm, you need >>>>to drop that as well as the brake linkage. Also, you don't need to remove >>>>the whole shock, just the bottom bolt and it will swing out of the way. >>>>There may be more I'm missing since I'm not home to look at it. I just >>>>followed the steps in the manual for rear tire >> removal. >> >>-Kyle >> >> >> >>On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Torry Barker <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> >>I've got an 84 650SC, would I need a spring compressor to put the shock back >>on? Also did you just remove the center nut to get the drive shaft assembly >>out of the wheel? >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ From: Kyle Munz <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 5:24:21 PM >>>Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Removing Tires >>> >>> >>>What kind of bike do you have? On my 650 I had to remove the right shock, >>>did not have to drain the gear oil. Good idea to change it anyhow while >>>you're back there and check the brake shoes. >>> >>>>>>-Kyle >>>-Sent from Ingleside, TX, United States >>> >>> >>>On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Weston <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>When I remove my rear tire am I going to need to disconnect the rear >>>>left shock and drain the gear oil? Or can someone give me a step by >>>>>>>>step of it? >>>> >>>>Thanks >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >>__________________________________________________ >>Do You Yahoo!? >>Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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