Did I break my strut?

6spd · 08-09-2013, 03:00 PM

Pull the dust boot down and grab the rod inside the spring with the vice grips. That should work.

Arrvaxx · 08-09-2013, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

Pull the dust boot down and grab the rod inside the spring with the vice grips. That should work.

DUDE! Rep now and all the beer and women you want if you're ever in Minnesota!

6spd · 08-09-2013, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Arrvaxx

DUDE! Rep now and all the beer and women you want if you're ever in Minnesota!

lol you're welcome!

synolimit · 08-09-2013, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

Pull the dust boot down and grab the rod inside the spring with the vice grips. That should work.

If you do this you might as well throw the strut away!!

DO NOT DO THIS! Would you throw vise grips down into your cylinder and expect the piston rings to not leak because you scared the cylinder walls??

EVERY!! Strut has an allen head or 6 point nut or something on top to hold the shaft in place. Then a special socket needs lowered down over the main nut and break it lose. Ours happens to have two flat spots on each side where a 10mm wrench can go to hold the shaft.

Again if you spin the shaft to much, use vise grips etc on that rod you pretty much destroyed it because the seals will now leak.

6spd · 08-09-2013, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by synolimit

If you do this you might as well throw the strut away!!

DO NOT DO THIS! Would you throw vise grips down into your cylinder and expect the piston rings to not leak because you scared the cylinder walls??

EVERY!! Strut has an allen head or 6 point nut or something on top to hold the shaft in place. Then a special socket needs lowered down over the main nut and break it lose. Ours happens to have two flat spots on each side where a 10mm wrench can go to hold the shaft.

Again if you spin the shaft to much, use vise grips etc on that rod you pretty much destroyed it because the seals will now leak.

Ok mr. know it all, whatever you say. Not like I haven't been a car mechanic all my life or anything

kenchan · 08-09-2013, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

Ok mr. know it all, whatever you say. Not like I haven't been a car mechanic all my life or anything

blahahaha!!

synolimit · 08-09-2013, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 6spd

Ok mr. know it all, whatever you say. Not like I haven't been a car mechanic all my life or anything

Mechanics aren't riders or racers! I'd fire you in a heart beat if you did that to one of my shocks on a bike or car!!! You give someone a scratched chrome rod that eats their seals and it blows on the track its your *** getting a beat down if it doesn't make them crash or die (more of an issue on race bikes). Do it right or don't do it at all!

Edit! And what Fing mechanic his whole life doesn't have the right tools to take shocks apart correctly??!!!?

I'm a broke *** racer so I had to improvise but at least I have a tool to slip over the nut and stick an allen down in to hold the shaft.

6spd · 08-10-2013, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by synolimit

Mechanics aren't riders or racers! I'd fire you in a heart beat if you did that to one of my shocks on a bike or car!!! You give someone a scratched chrome rod that eats their seals and it blows on the track its your *** getting a beat down if it doesn't make them crash or die (more of an issue on race bikes). Do it right or don't do it at all!

Edit! And what Fing mechanic his whole life doesn't have the right tools to take shocks apart correctly??!!!?

I'm a broke *** racer so I had to improvise but at least I have a tool to slip over the nut and stick an allen down in to hold the shaft.

I'm not going to get in some lame argument with you. Your way is fine if it can be done, but narrow minded if you think all struts come apart so easily. Im done here.

Good luck OP!

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