Anyone know if a spring compressor type tool is available for monoshock springs, car ones are too big, spent the last hour scratching my head - every idea i've come up with just compresses the damper rod as well as the spring - need some way to isolate the the compression to the spring only.

Any tricks of the trade??

Thanks

Anyone know if a spring compressor type tool is available for monoshock springs, car ones are too big, spent the last hour scratching my head - every idea i've come up with just compresses the damper rod as well as the spring - need some way to isolate the the compression to the spring only.

Any tricks of the trade??

Thanks

Sometimes, you can take two ratcheting tiedown straps, loop them inside the spring on each side, top to bottom, and compress the spring that way. You shouldn't have to compress it that much to get the keeper off.

Jon

Sometimes, you can take two ratcheting tiedown straps, loop them inside the spring on each side, top to bottom, and compress the spring that way. You shouldn't have to compress it that much to get the keeper off.

Jon

Not quite sure if you knew what I meant, so here's a possibility that might work in a pinch:

Jon

Use Jons solution.

I went to a former Ohlins service shop..

A smaller copy of these for cars http://www.biltema.se/products/productimag...p?iItemId=82497

must be available worldwide.

Use Jons solution.

I went to a former Ohlins service shop..

A smaller copy of these for cars http://www.biltema.se/products/productimag...p?iItemId=82497

must be available worldwide.

Most of the time the springs can be easily removed by backing off the preload adjuster but once in a while I run across a beefy one with not enough room to pull the retaining collar back far enough so I got one of the car spring compressors and modified it for bike shock springs. I'm sure there are specialized tool companies that have them but I was in a time deadline situation (big race next day). It's still handy even though rarely needed.

Jon

Anyone know if a spring compressor type tool is available for monoshock springs, car ones are too big, spent the last hour scratching my head - every idea i've come up with just compresses the damper rod as well as the spring - need some way to isolate the the compression to the spring only.

Any tricks of the trade??

Thanks

I just happened to think, some of the mono shocks use a wire circlip to retain the lower cap on the body of the shock (I don't have one to look at, so I'm guessing). If you'll back down the preload and compress the spring cap that's on the body of the shock down, you'll see several grooves and one will contain a circular spring circlip. Carefully pry that off the body and the preload cap should drop back off. The clip was one of the ways the the static preload was set, in addition to the grooved ramp collar that could be adjusted from the outside.

Jon

Just had one of those eureka moments, used the car size spring compressor, put the bottom jaws under the T of the vice handle and the top through the spring in the space just under the main shock body and hey presto it works !!!!!

Thanks for all the suggestions