shock re-furb

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Big_AL · #16 Post by **Big_AL** » Sun May 04, 2008 5:45 pm

Bugger! nobody want's to service my white spring mille shock aparently it's a bugger open them up and impossible to get the parts

so I feel like i've just wasted £50, guess my only options are to run it like it is (might be better than stock) or just stick it back on e bay and try and cut some of my losses. Gutted :-(

#17 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sun May 04, 2008 6:24 pm

I'd agree with Gio, but maybe speak to Darren at MC Technics of Stowmarket

http://www.mctechnics.co.uk/

Thumper · #18 Post by **Thumper** » Sun May 25, 2008 9:44 am

I used this company Ale http://www.revsracing.co.uk/wilbers.php

found them very helpful and did a great job at reasonable cost.

robertorolfo · #19 Post by **robertorolfo** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:08 pm

Hey, just for the fun of bringing back and old thread about the never ending issue (rear shock)...

I just got a mille white springer, but it didn't come with any mounting hardward. So my question is do I need anything different from that of the falco?

I'm not talking about the linkage or dogbone, but the actual bolts that hold it in place. From the looks of the diagrams, the Falco has bushings around the bottom bolt, and a "silent bloc" around the top bolt... while the Mille has bushings around BOTH the top and bottom bolts.

Can anyone confirm/deny this for me? Will I need to purchase the separate bushings?

FlyingKiwi · #20 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:14 pm

Hi ya,
I've got a white shock too.
I just removed the bolts and dropped out the blue shock and slipped the whitey in. easy peasy, no other bits necessary

don't forget you may have to trim the valve.

robertorolfo · #21 Post by **robertorolfo** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:55 pm

Cool flying Kiwi... good to know. Did you file down your valve, or use some other technique?

Nooj · #22 Post by **Nooj** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:34 am

Be extra careful not to deflate the shock as you cut the valve down!

robertorolfo · #23 Post by **robertorolfo** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 1:22 pm

Yes Nooj, I've already been thinking about the best way to file without pressing down on the pin. In the end though, I think I'm going to have it installed at a suspension shop. I don't have a lift, or stands, or a jack... or anything really to pick the bike up with. Don't even have a decent sized metal rod to stick through the frame/swingarm. I'd love to do it myself, but my tools are limited.

Oh, and I checked the shock last night and the bushings are already in there... so no worries.

When adjusting the ride height though, does the entire upper part of the shock rotate, or just the part below the sping? I mean, you should be able to adjust the ride height without taking the shock off the bike, no?

FlyingKiwi · #24 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 5:14 pm

robertorolfo wrote: Did you file down your valve, or use some other technique?

I was also concerned about deflating the shock so I left the pin alone. I used a dremmel tool, or similar, and ground down around the pin.
My shock valve had a red cap with a black rubber bung in a small hole.
I removed the black bung and trimmed the bottom of the cap so I could screw it down far enough so the valve pin was visible and flush with the
end of the valve cap. It leaves just enough clearance so as not to hit the frame.

See a previous post HERE about setting your ride height.

robertorolfo · #25 Post by **robertorolfo** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:57 am

Thanks again on the valve Kiwi.

As per the ride height, I had seen that thread before... and my question is, what exactly is the "clevis". Would that be the part below the spring and above the washer nut you losen? If so, the real question is: Does that rotate on its own, or does it have to spin with the entire upper part of the shock (meaning it wouldn't turn if already mounted)? Maybe a stupid question, but I just want to be 100% sure before I throw it on.

FlyingKiwi · #26 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:06 am

Hi RR,
The Clevis is the piece that the bolt goes through under the nut you loosen.
I wound mine out to the factory length (322mm) and have no problems.
FK

robertorolfo · #27 Post by **robertorolfo** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:08 am

Ah, ok... so you can't adjust one mounted then! Good to know.

What are you doing awake at this time?

FlyingKiwi · #28 Post by **FlyingKiwi** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:12 am

well it is 10 past 10 in the morning

robertorolfo · #29 Post by **robertorolfo** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:37 am

Wow, my fualt... got my boards mixed up. Isn't too early at all for you then! Carry on.