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Rear shock preload adjustment
- Thread starter 75XSFLORIDA
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75XSFLORIDA
XS650 Addict
Never seen a spanner with a circular end to fit in that circle
pckopp
XS650 Addict
The tool only needs to catch the hole to spin the body and adjust the preload. The tool ggg showed is correct. In a pinch a pair of Channel locks with a rag in the jaws will do.
Sometimes it is easier with the bike on the centerstand to take any load off.
C-spanners come in all sizes, some with round pegs, others with a square claw. Both are common tools.
You don't need a spanner for that type of shock. I use a small screwdriver or a hex key.
75XSFLORIDA
XS650 Addict
Yeah man that’s what I thought. But where in the hell do you put the small screwdriver or the hex key.
Unload the weight as pckopp mentioned,
then you can grab the chrome adjuster with your hand (with heavy leather gloves) and twist it into the next notch.
Or use channel lock pliers, as mentioned.
then you can grab the chrome adjuster with your hand (with heavy leather gloves) and twist it into the next notch.
Or use channel lock pliers, as mentioned.
You are right. I took a closer look and the boss is non existent. WTF? What brand of shock?
