Quick question to anyone who has fitted new shocks....
I have read that it is adviseable to fully compress and then release the compression of each shock before installation. Is this necessary?
Want to fit my new KYB gas adjust shocks today.
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Fitting New Shocks
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jamesmpi
, May 25 2012 08:47 AM
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 08:47 AM
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 08:52 AM
It displaces any air that may be in the wrong place. It takes 20 seconds to do, so why not?
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 08:54 AM
I assume you need a special tool then? Or am I being a tool 
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 09:07 AM
Ok I am a tool. I took one of my man pills and compressed them by hand.....
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 09:21 AM
yes just do it by hand a few times
thats all i done, my armstrong race rear shocks
were realy hard to pull up
thats all i done, my armstrong race rear shocks
were realy hard to pull up
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 10:30 PM
All this talk of 'doing it a few times by hand.........................'!
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 10:34 PM
Change hands at 99..........
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Posted 02 July 2012 - 02:17 AM
I just picked up a set of New non-adjustable front and rear KYB Shocks.
I'm not sure if they are supposed to be like this, but they are fully compressed.
I can pull them out with a little resistance and can push them back in until they bottom out. Is that normal?
I've never worked on this type of suspension so I'm a bit confused. Most shocks cant be compressed by hand and are usually fully extended.
I'm not sure if they are supposed to be like this, but they are fully compressed.
I can pull them out with a little resistance and can push them back in until they bottom out. Is that normal?
I've never worked on this type of suspension so I'm a bit confused. Most shocks cant be compressed by hand and are usually fully extended.
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