October 14, 201213 yr Hi... removed the swingarm, shock and linkages today. All needle bearings are in a bad state and partialy seized but retreivable with some effort / money. More worryingly the lower "eye" and spring seat assembly on the olle rear shock is sitting at 5 degrees (or more) to the shock absorber shaft it is connected to. It looks like the seized nature of the bearings has tried to bend the shock rather than compress it. I have read that the thread between the shaft / lower "eye" assy can strip and be helicoiled. This is different but may be a variation. Has this happened to anyone else? Was it the shaft that bent or the thread in the eye assembly deformed? How do you dissasemble the shaft / lower "eye" assembly Its not obvious how to take the spring off the shock body? Will the shock need re-gassing etc when this joint is dissasembled? Any help is appreciated
October 15, 201213 yr What year is it? Send it to Splatshop Chris for evaluation, still likely cheaper than a new one. ps- Bad on you for neglecting linkage that long!!!!!!
October 15, 201213 yr Author the good news is that Chris from splatshop tells me that its rideable whilst i save up for another!! Dom
October 16, 201213 yr Don't replace it with a Olle though, from looking at the site a Ohlins is actually cheaper & much better. No idea what a TRP cost now but have had 1 for a few years now & it was also a major improvement
April 16, 201511 yr Easily rebuildable https://plus.google.com/photos/109136997962080302876/albums/5975970498596786849/6050862301577397138?banner=pwa&pid=6050862301577397138&oid=109136997962080302876
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