rear shock

[davslc]

bought a used rear shock today off a 350lc its mint but spring is slightly scratched could do with coating is there any way to split the rear shock to remove spring.

cheers dav

[billy]

Are you going to use the shock for a 125? If so, I want to let you know that 350 LC shocks are a bt shorter then 125 shocks and I think it's a tad too wide for the swingarm mount aswell.

I've taken a 350 shock apart and it was easy peasy compared to the 125 shocks I've tried it on. I didn't have to use a spring compressor at all, I just turned the spring adjuster to the sloppiest setting and then I could fiddle the retainer circlips out with very little effort, almost by hand if memory serves me right.
I don't know if my 350 shock spring was in tip top condition or not though.

[lcowner]

Dec 26, 2011 19:24:01 GMT 1 butchers said:

you'll need to compress the spring to remove the two "c" type half washers at the top of the spring, i took mine to my local motorcycle shop he compressed it for me charged £1.50 i recall

+1

[davslc]

cheers guys

[davslc]

sorted now done and fitted cheers

[billy]

Nice, but you gotta install the inner muddy first!

[davslc]

its only on temp as i have to do swingarm yet ,most of the bits fitted will be coming back off just doing a mock up of bits i restore as i go along

[billy]

Dec 27, 2011 16:34:49 GMT 1 davslc said:

its only on temp as i have to do swingarm yet ,most of the bits fitted will be coming back off just doing a mock up of bits i restore as i go along

Oh I see, I kind of suspected that but thought I'd say it anyway just in case.
I realise now though, considering the neat standard of your build so far, it was damn foolish of me thinking you'd put that rusty ol swinger on permanently with no fresh powdercoat on it.

[davslc]

cheers fella ,was considering something different with the swingarm but we will see