Shock Absorbers - again

[stuart-glos]

I made some soft jaws for my vice and managed to unscrew the top mounting ring - but needed a big hammer to get it to move!!

I made a tool (a bit crude) but it worked and the screw top of the shock absorber body came off fairly easily.

I did that on 2 different MZ shocks and expected to be able to remove the internals - but it's all stuck solid. The damper rod moves up and down freely but whatever is in the body of the shock won't budge.

Any ideas please?

ta
stuart

[den]

is there a screw at the bottom ,where the wheel spindle fits,maybe hidden??..just a guess

[therealche]

Dunno, but while we are waiting for those that have to return, have you screwed the top mounting ring back onto the damper rod to give you a better purchase? My gut feeling is that more brute force is required, but then again those that know me will tell you that is my usual response to problems!

[DAVID THOMPSON]

they may have taken a clue and did the USA trick
make it self destruct if you try to take it apart