Shock Absorbers - Spring Preload Adjuster

[stuart-glos]

The collars that adjust the spring pre-load seem to be stuck solid.

I've had them soaking in oil for a week or so and tried easing them off under pressure and tapping with a hammer.

Any hints on how to free these off. The Haynes manual just says to "lift the off" but they're stuck solid.

thanks

stuart

[radiograf]

Try warming them gently with a hot air gun.

[mr_luke]

Do not be tempted to hammer on the sticky-outy bits, or apply any more force than you can with your hand!

I suppose you could potentially take the shock off, turn it upside down, find a bit of pipe or something which will sit over the bottom mount and bear onto the adjuster, and tap that downward. Wish I'd tried that on mine now..!