View Full Version : What are you using as a preload adjustment tool?
Raven
09-07-2023, 09:59 AM
I want to bump up the preload on my 2022 Ryker Sport with the KYB shock.
None of the adjuster tools I have will fit (go figure).
Went to the dealer to get one, he couldn't find one listed in his parts book.
The KYB shock has twin collars, one being a locking collar.
Just wondered what others are using.
Bruce.
DickB
09-07-2023, 10:50 AM
Hammer and an aluminum bar.
Gwolf
09-07-2023, 10:55 AM
Measure the OD of the locking ring.
Then try some of the sets on this page;
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=coil-over+spanner+wrenches&crid=3RBJ3LNU66JG2&sprefix=coil-over+spanner+wrenches%2Caps%2C99&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Or look up the exact correct size if you only want to buy one.
Try Amazon or Grainger
Try searching for coil-over adjusting tools and put the size you need in the search box
StalkyTracker
09-07-2023, 03:20 PM
I am using preload spanner wrench, a bit fiddly but works.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0027G4XZ8?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
greer
09-08-2023, 05:32 AM
Hammer and brass bar, fiddly as all get out. I can't find it now, but a guy on youtube used a sink drain wrench.
Sarah
Raven
09-08-2023, 07:35 AM
Stopped by a shop that rebuilt the forks on my last bike with the Ryker.
Rob one of the owners came out and had a look. Said he would be back in a minute.
Came back with a couple of wrenches, one from a KTM was perfect fit. Bought one.
The locking collar is being a PITA.
Might have to try the other one with a 3/8th breaker bar or the hammer and bar as a last resort.
Life goes on, one step forward, two back.
Isopedella
09-08-2023, 11:18 AM
Take the weight off it before you attempt to move it and I always spray it a couple of squirts of penetrating oil the day before I attempt any job like this.
Markubis
09-09-2023, 01:07 PM
^^^ That
Jack up the bike so the spring stretches out and releases some of the load.
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