STM Suspension
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Hi guys. Been busy so haven't been around much.
I was complaining about removing the 2011 shock when someone told me they read something on here about removing the wheel and taking it out the bottom.
I thought about it a little bit, and it can be easier than that...
1. Remove the 2 bolts holding on the muffler
2. Remove 2 exhaust springs and 2 exhaust bolts and remove expansion chamber
3. Remove 22mm nut on front part of dog bone of linkage, bolt side is 18mm. This is tight.
4. Remove lower shock bolt, 15mm head
5. Remove upper shock bolt, 14mm head
6. Raise rear wheel/swingarm, support on jack or what's handy (I used my knee)
7. Lower shock out of upper mount
8. Wiggle shock up and out of the gap where the shock reservoir was.
Done. Pretty easy. Much better than pulling the subframe. It can take a little wiggling, but it's pretty straight forward.
I'm sure you guys already figured all this out- but I've been busy working on pistons, valving and other silly things to get the boingers to boing better. Hopefully this will help someone somewhere.
Take care.
I was complaining about removing the 2011 shock when someone told me they read something on here about removing the wheel and taking it out the bottom.
I thought about it a little bit, and it can be easier than that...
1. Remove the 2 bolts holding on the muffler
2. Remove 2 exhaust springs and 2 exhaust bolts and remove expansion chamber
3. Remove 22mm nut on front part of dog bone of linkage, bolt side is 18mm. This is tight.
4. Remove lower shock bolt, 15mm head
5. Remove upper shock bolt, 14mm head
6. Raise rear wheel/swingarm, support on jack or what's handy (I used my knee)
7. Lower shock out of upper mount
8. Wiggle shock up and out of the gap where the shock reservoir was.
Done. Pretty easy. Much better than pulling the subframe. It can take a little wiggling, but it's pretty straight forward.
I'm sure you guys already figured all this out- but I've been busy working on pistons, valving and other silly things to get the boingers to boing better. Hopefully this will help someone somewhere.
Take care.