Rear shock to be replaced

[otter28169]

Against my better judgement, I am replacing the rear shock on my RS-S with an OEM one (when it arrives). I have one question though; Do I need the tool to compress the spring to get the new shock in? This is the first tie I have had to replace a shock and I want to make sure I get it right.

Just sayin'......... Or askin' whatever the case may be.............

[DrewNJ]

Are you just getting the shock or are you getting the entire assembly?
If you are just getting the shock and need to swap your spring over, then yes you will need a way to compress the spring. If your doing the entire assembly, then no.

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[Chupaca]

you normally get the assembled shock. I don't think brp offer springs. If you ordered it yourself online they come assembled. If the parts guy looked it up he may have ordered cartrige only...if you need a spring compressor auto parts stores sometime rent or loan them out. Harbor freight would be a good place to get one cheap...good luck..

[Just Doo Me]

Against my better judgement, I am replacing the rear shock on my RS-S with an OEM one (when it arrives). I have one question though; Do I need the tool to compress the spring to get the new shock in? This is the first tie I have had to replace a shock and I want to make sure I get it right.

Just sayin'......... Or askin' whatever the case may be.............

If you do need to compress the spring use a ratchet strap.

[Bob Denman]

Against my better judgement, I am replacing the rear shock on my RS-S with an OEM one (when it arrives). I have one question though; Do I need the tool to compress the spring to get the new shock in? This is the first tie I have had to replace a shock and I want to make sure I get it right.

Just sayin'......... Or askin' whatever the case may be.............

Chad,
What made you decide to stick with the OEM parts?

[Yazz]

Against my better judgement, I am replacing the rear shock on my RS-S with an OEM one (when it arrives). I have one question though; Do I need the tool to compress the spring to get the new shock in? This is the first tie I have had to replace a shock and I want to make sure I get it right.

Just sayin'......... Or askin' whatever the case may be.............

Just putting this out here because of "A Small Problem Becoming a Bigger Problem Further Down The Road' thread...

If you're saving the old spring and putting in a new piston/shock in and you have never done it before, leave it to the professionals.

There is a lot of energy stored in the compressed rear shock spring and it can bite you in the butt.

A friend was helping install a rear piston in the spring and ended up with facial reconstruction and some missing front teeth.

[Bob Denman]

A set of coil spring compressors are a really good insurance policy!
I've got a pair; if you need them!

[DrewNJ]

Due to the design of the spring I would be very surprised if you could even use traditional spring compressors.

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[otter28169]

Bob, I am going OEM as a cost issue. When this one goes I will hopefully be switching over to an Elka shock.

Yazz: Thank you for the good advice.

I am assuming that I got the whole assembly, but who knows. When it arrives I will find out.

Just sayin'............

[Highwayman2013]

If you got the whole assembly it should be one bolt on top and one at the bottom.

[Bob Denman]

We're all hoping, that this is a quick and easy swap-out for you!

[Trooper]

Be very, very, very, very careful when compressing a spring to install it on the shock. In fact, I strongly suggest you bring it to a professional to install it if you want to have all your fingers intact.

Did I write " very " enough?

[Bob Denman]

Maybe, just one more "Very"...

[Trooper]

Maybe, just one more "Very"...

You could very well lose some fingers if you are not very careful. I say this from experience, as we had a guy at the spring station here at Elka lose a digit or two when a spring slipped out of the compressor. It wasnt very nice to see.

I threw in a couple more for ya Bob, just as a bonus.

[Flanker]

Good luck....................keep us posted!

[billrob71]

Be very, very, very, very careful when compressing a spring to install it on the shock. In fact, I strongly suggest you bring it to a professional to install it if you want to have all your fingers intact.

Did I write " very " enough?

Coming from a mechanical back ground by trade , this is probably the best suggestion proper tools are the most important place to start. I've seem automotive strut springs come out of a compressor that was designed just for them by professionals it's not pretty . If you can remove the shock yourself that's great but if you don't have the correct tools you may wanna just take the assembly to your dealer and let them switch out the spring to the new shock , probably not a high cost if you do the labor of removing it from the bike. Probably close to buying the correct tool to do it yourself.

[otter28169]

Be very, very, very, very careful when compressing a spring to install it on the shock. In fact, I strongly suggest you bring it to a professional to install it if you want to have all your fingers intact.

Did I write " very " enough?

I definitely intend to do this by the book, and with the proper tools. TBH I looked into elka shocks and I would love to buy one for the rear of the spyder but it looks like we are gonna have one more in the house by the fall and I need to be stingy on the finances. I agree: the worst injuries on the job, in mechanics and/or carpentry, generally stem from "using a tool for other than it's intended use".

Just sayin'...........

[Bob Denman]

I looked into elka shocks and I would love to buy one for the rear of the spyder but it looks like we are gonna have one more in the house by the fall and I need to be stingy on the finances.

If I'm reading what I think I'm reading...
Are you going to have to hook a sidecar up to your RS-S??