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So im having trouble getting the shock caps off any ideas? I saw a post about a guy milling a flat spot. Being I don't have a mill what else can I do?


newb here
 
I'd just use some vise-grips on the shock body and channellocks on the cap. Wrap some electrical tape around the shock body to protect it from the vise-grips.
 
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Tried the pliers still no luck I finally took a torch lighter and heated up the cap then used pliers to break it lose. Damn lock-tite
 
I milled some flats on mine so I could get a box wrench on it. You could do the same w/ a dremel:

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nik81818 said:
Tried the pliers still no luck I finally took a torch lighter and heated up the cap then used pliers to break it lose. Damn lock-tite
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There should not be loctite on the shocks. Maybe it's cross threaded.
 
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Just locktite I can see it turn to liquid once I heat it up the threads are fine
 
Any ideas for filling em from the bottom instead of removing the caps? I tried to but the oring kept popping out when I tightened the bottom plastic cap. Any thoughts on y its doing that? Maybe filled too much?
 
nik81818 said:
Any ideas for filling em from the bottom instead of removing the caps? I tried to but the oring kept popping out when I tightened the bottom plastic cap. Any thoughts on y its doing that? Maybe filled too much?
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To get that o-ring back in I had to put more of a bevel on the shock body:

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You can use a dremel or a file to do the same.

To get all the air out I unscrew the top.
 
Any reccomendations for weight? I think I'm gonna refill my shocks. They seem to cycle down, but don't fully return. Feels like they are not full n
 
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