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    Spanner wrench ???

    I was just wondering if there is a universal spanner wrench for adjusting a rear shock?
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    I think I saw one in dennis kirk...hell I might have one. Idk...I'm pretty fried at work.

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    JCW has them also cheap and are big enough to use on a bearing carrier
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    I made this 83-84 R carrier spanner with a template I traced and I then cut it out with a cutoff wheel and die grinder then I filed it to finish it off, it was slow at work LOL.

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    and a screwdriver work wonders
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    i think they make one specific to your bike, but i just use a fatty screw driver and a on my blasters
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    but doesnt beating it with a and screw driver beat the crap out of the aluminum i know my old carrier you can tell someone didnt have a spanner
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonpin View Post
    but doesnt beating it with a and screw driver beat the crap out of the aluminum i know my old carrier you can tell someone didnt have a spanner
    Yes it does, I have a carrier with no teeth left because of someone using this method.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Goat View Post
    I think I saw one in dennis kirk...hell I might have one. Idk...I'm pretty fried at work.
    HAHA! thats wicked man
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    yeah, on the carrier, use a piece of wood and a mallet. on a shock, just go with the and screwdriver and go easy
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    The adjusting nuts are steel not aluminum.

    It would be GREAT to use the correct tool, and you all know that ASSCRASHER strongly suggest proper tools and manuals but, one thing you'll find with the spanner wrench is that in most machines you simply cannot fit them in there to adjust the nuts..... They work great with the shock on the bench. But, if your like DEEPA, you can't be bothered removing parts to adjust them, or clean your airfliter, change your oil, fix your bent pegs, tighten your shifter and so on and so forth

    I like to jack up the frame, use a wire brush and clean and WD40 the threads and then use a long flat faced 1/4" punch to loosen the lock nut. Then you can preload the lower ring with the punch or a big pair of water pump pliers that you can angle and maneuver, unlike the fixed spanner wrench. Then just whack the locking ring back against the adjusting ring.

    Many people overlook adjusting the preload or "race sag". And lets face it, many of these shocks aren't fresh but it's important that that spring is somewhat adjusted to your body weight. At some point, your spring is too soft no matter how much you adjust it but there aren't allot of spring choices to pick from for our ancient relics

    I wouldn't use a scewdriver because it will drive into the metal like a chisel. Much better to use a flat faced punch, a tapered punch or a brass or aluminum drift (another wording for punch). Anything with decent surface area thats softer than the steel works great.
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    yes i need to adjust mine to compesate for my swingarm when i put it all back to gether
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