Did I break my strut?

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.