200x Shock Rebuild.... Tips?

[jays200x]

Howdy all.... Gettin' ready to tackle the rear shock for a rebuild. Never did one before so any tips or pics would be great. I searched through the site and couldnt find anything specific on this subject. Or is this something that should be handled at the professional level. THANX

[Yamaha_Rules69]

They are really not as hard as one one assume. To start off, take it off the bike, and loosen the two large locknuts all the way to take the tension off the spring. The spring will come off the opposite side of the shock, you have to take off the collar that the spring seats in. After you get that far, you have to remove the seal cover - aluminum piece near lower shock at the bottom of the body they make a special tool to unscrew this cap, but I usually use a pipe wrench or waterpump plires, just take it easy and use a rag so you dont mar it to hell. Once you get that off, there is a large C - clip that sits in the lower shock body. This is the hardest thing to get out. Once you get that off, you can basically slide the whole shaft out the bottom, and you will then be able to replace the seal/o rings. You will also have to find someone to recharge your shock with nitrogen after you get the new oil in in, and put it all back together. Most cycle shops can do this for around $5. This is just to get an idea on what to do. For some reason, the manual dosnt go into detail about how to change the seal, same as the yamaha ones. They say to just replace the shock absorber. I learned how to do this in my tecate manual. It actually gives some pictures, and tells you what to do step by step. If you need and further advice/help post it up on here. Good luck, and hope you get it done!

[jeswinehart]

I would recommend to have a experience fella do it.
Somebody like one of our own (sblt500r)
http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthr...ild&highlight=

just my opinion,,,,,,,, john

[MTS]

Its a little more complected then what was explained above, Have someone who know's what there doing do it, You can make a mess out of it in a hurry if you haven't done one before.

[badasskfx]

or buy a good used one from me...lol

[shortline10]

or buy a good used one from me...lol

Thats what I was thinkin to !

I probably have at least 6 good ones in my parts bin .

[84 Rider]

I just paid the local Honda dealer $175 to do it. I thought it was a fair price.

[MTS]

175$ is real good....Most charge up around 250-300+ depending on what it needs...

[harryredtrike]

better than 800.00 for a new one

[eddie pettengil]

I just did my 250r shock, not as bad as you think it would be. I only changed the fluid but ripped her completely apart including the resi for a major cleaning. as long as its just seals and bushings i think its around $50.00 in parts. what ever you do, dont drop the shim stack and mess up the order of all the spacers. good luck

[CRAZY70MAN]

there is only a handful of parts in the 200x shock, I did my own after some research and it was very easy.....take your time. Cost me around 40.00... but I reused parts and used ATF fluid......... Sometimes just a change of fluid and a good cleaning will do it? Good luck

[3wheelieo]

I was under the impression the 200x shock wasnt rebuildable

[yaegerb]

I was under the impression the 200x shock wasnt rebuildable

1. This thread is older than dirt
2. Absolutely 100% rebuildable

[3wheelieo]

Not an old thread no more . Thanks yaegerb

[oscarmayer]

if you talk to onformula1 (Milner) he can rebuild and customize it to perform better and suit your needs for a very good price.