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Bobbert
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trouble setting shockpreset
05/11/09 at 11:18:50
I can't seem to get the preset adjustment on the shocks to actually adjust. I tried using a screwdriver but it just slips out of the inside hole
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05/11/09 at 11:21:15
I used an Allen wrench that fit and my hand.
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05/11/09 at 11:22:45
Are you trying to adjust with the shock on the bike?
Or loose?
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05/11/09 at 11:32:42
on. is it possible?
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05/11/09 at 11:46:55
I did it while they were on the bike. I think it is easier to go one way than it is the other. Like I said I used an Allen in the hole and with that and my hand was able to turn the whole part and got it to adjust. Wonder if there is something stuck.
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05/11/09 at 12:02:40
Its harder to tighten it than loosen it,lift some of the weight of the bike up it helps,lift and turn at rhe same time. I've had a lot of bikes over the years and never had to take the shocks off to adjust.
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05/11/09 at 12:06:14
Look under the right shock ('cuz that one is higher when the bike is on its sidestand). See the cam (lump) and the notches? Spray some lube on them and up into the parts that are supposed to turn. Work the base of the shock back and forth until the parts move and you get the shock set the way you want it. Clean the lube off with solvent so it won't hold dirt. Repeat on the other side.
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05/11/09 at 17:23:21
This is a great job on which to have an assistant. I lifted the back of the bike off the ground while my kid tured the shock. That worked pretty smoothly.
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