Hi

Feel its soon time to change the bearing/rose joint at the bottom of the rear shock on my rev 3. Does anyone have any tips for removing the parts including the "top hats" without damaging the alloy shock body? There isnt much face around the area to bed the shocker down on say a piece of wood before hitting it with a sledge hammer!!!!!

Thanks

As you call top hats I use a couple of screw drivers opposite each other and take my time. There is a small wire clip that holds the bearing in, so don't go at it with your trusty sledge hammer.

They are a very slight press fit. The best tool is a blind bearing puller kinda like this:

http://www.rockymountainatv.com/productDet...dFamilyId=20342

Motion Pro makes a really nice set, but here in the states you can get a set like the ones in the link from a couple of the accessory companies and a company called Harbor Freight. As long as you're careful they work fine for light duty use.

The costs of the "hats" is almost as much as you'll pay for the tool

Joe