shock question

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zoidberg · #76 Post by **zoidberg** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:31 pm

I've been refunded and told to bin it.

Just seeing if it's worth salvaging

D-Rider · #77 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:39 pm

Don't think I'd want to trust it.

Dunno what our tame welders on the forum think?

zoidberg · #78 Post by **zoidberg** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:54 pm

Yeah. May be destined for the bin.

fatboy · #79 Post by **fatboy** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 7:33 pm

Chances of welding that sucsessfully are nil

#80 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:32 pm

The collar has corroded, expanded and cracked the aluminium shock bottom casting. It's scrap.

zoidberg · #81 Post by **zoidberg** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:50 pm

The bin it is. I have sourced a yellow spring sachs shock and aladinsane is helping with linkages.

Thanks guys.

zoidberg · #82 Post by **zoidberg** » Sat Sep 28, 2013 4:20 pm

ok, i now have a yellow sachs spring shock and a white spring shock.

after a conversation at a suspension service outlet, they tell me they can put the white spring nto the yellow bodied shock. So i can use my linkages as the valving is pretty much identical and it's just the spring rates are different.

can anyone confirm or deny this?

zoidberg · #83 Post by **zoidberg** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:15 pm

anyone?

Aladinsaneuk · #84 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:07 pm

If that's what they say.... Get it in writing

I am not aware of anyone doing this but theoretically it could be right

#85 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:29 pm

zoidberg wrote:ok, i now have a yellow sachs spring shock and a white spring shock.

after a conversation at a suspension service outlet, they tell me they can put the white spring nto the yellow bodied shock. So i can use my linkages as the valving is pretty much identical and it's just the spring rates are different.

can anyone confirm or deny this?

I'd be interested to know what suspension service outlet you've been talking to. They might be right; they might be just selling you a line. Without seeing a comparison of the valving charts between the Sachs yellow spring shock and the white spring shock you'd never be able to know for sure.

However, swapping over springs is something you can do yourself, as long as you have the correct C-spanner. Measure the compressed length of the spring on both shocks and note it down. Loosen off the castellated spring collars on both shocks until you're able to remove the springs, noting where any slip washers are fitted, then swap the springs over and tighten back up until the compressed spring length is the same as it was previously.

Then ride it and see what you think...

zoidberg · #86 Post by **zoidberg** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 5:58 pm

I've just bagged some linkages so I don't need to do this anymore.

The white spring is shorter than the yellow so would have need a preload spacer fitting as the thread didn't run down far enough on the yellow bodied shock.

thanks.

Aladinsaneuk · #87 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:19 pm

glad you got some linkages

i think several of us were not convinced about the advice you were given....

please do ask them to give that advice in writing though.....

zoidberg · #88 Post by **zoidberg** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:09 am

I will see what they say, they are a reputable company quite involved with bsb etc.

I've also just been offered an ohlins for 125, I'm very tempted.

This Falco is costing me a fortune

blinkey501 · #89 Post by **blinkey501** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 6:24 pm

zoidberg wrote:I will see what they say, they are a reputable company quite involved with bsb etc.

I've also just been offered an ohlins for 125, I'm very tempted.

This Falco is costing me a fortune

The ohlins is a fair price but. Budget for a service and maybe a new spring. A service is 100 quid, a new spring rated to your weight 60 quid.
Depending on the year of the ohlins will depend on what dog bone, linkages, and triangles you will need.
It can be one of three ohlins shocks.......
A) The falco direct fit
B) The mille ap8130 this will use the falco linkges
C) The mille ap8140 this will need the mille linkages
Oh and btw try having four falco's?

D-Rider · #90 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Oct 01, 2013 12:55 am

zoidberg wrote:I will see what they say, they are a reputable company quite involved with bsb etc.

I've also just been offered an ohlins for 125, I'm very tempted.

This Falco is costing me a fortune

Unless it's physically damaged, bite their hand off at that price.