DIY - Stock Raptor 2.5 Shock Rebuild.

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Cole2534

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I'm going to pull a rear shock, measure the ball and then reinstall it.

Then I'll know for sure....and it will probably be some non standard size, but hey, that's why we call baltec.
 

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I got my rears done and finally getting around to posting some pics and notes:

1. Once again the pdf and walkthrough on the first page are spot on. A month or two ago I decided to build a couple tools for the floating piston and reservoir cap out of some round stock and a couple bolts (1/4" course thread, 3/8" fine thread), found out the t-handles need to be short to clear the shock body/shaft so chopped them off with a cutoff wheel. Cap tool:
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2. Floating piston tool:
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3. Once again the shaft bullet and gland wrench worked great, piston stack holder I made worked great keeping all the shims in order:
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4. One of my plastic shock guard screws was folded over and taco'd, I tried hacksawing a straight notch and using a screwdriver, that didn't work, wound up sawing off the head and prying the plastic off, used vice grips to rotate the old screw out. Found a hex head bolt laying around the shop, looks like fine thread 1/4" but not 100% sure:
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Thanks again to everyone that contributed to this thread, ride is so much better now!!!
 

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I've thought about putting together a tool kit for this work. It'd be a steel gland wrench with pins, a delrin shaft bullet and a piston puller.

If this interests anyone let me know.
 

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Anyone else have trouble removing a shock cap? I mounted the shock in a bench vice and used a long breaker bar, but after a few unsuccessful attempts to loosen it the spanner just snapped. The shock appears to be in good condition, and the spanner was a good quality race tech tool. That cap is just freaking on there.

Does anyone have any tips for breaking the caps free?
 

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Anyone else have trouble removing a shock cap? I mounted the shock in a bench vice and used a long breaker bar, but after a few unsuccessful attempts to loosen it the spanner just snapped. The shock appears to be in good condition, and the spanner was a good quality race tech tool. That cap is just freaking on there.

Does anyone have any tips for breaking the caps free?
The first time I do a rebuild when the cap has the factory torque on it I use a large pipe that goes around the spanner wrench and a 4 foot long breaker bar on the other end on the pipe covering the spanner wrench.

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Anyone else have trouble removing a shock cap? I mounted the shock in a bench vice and used a long breaker bar, but after a few unsuccessful attempts to loosen it the spanner just snapped. The shock appears to be in good condition, and the spanner was a good quality race tech tool. That cap is just freaking on there.

Does anyone have any tips for breaking the caps free?

I had one cap that was a bitch, used that Ampro gland wrench from amazon and a 1/2"-drive 3' breaker bar...

The first time I do a rebuild when the cap has the factory torque on it I use a large pipe that goes around the spanner wrench and a 4 foot long breaker bar on the other end on the pipe covering the spanner wrench.

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...4' breaker woulda been even better.
 

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The first time I do a rebuild when the cap has the factory torque on it I use a large pipe that goes around the spanner wrench and a 4 foot long breaker bar on the other end on the pipe covering the spanner wrench.

Thanks for the help sir, I'm going to regroup and try again soon. If I understand correctly it sounds like the pipe covers as much of the spanner as it can. The pipe I used as a breaker bar only went halfway up the spanner, which caused a weak point. If I purchase the same style spanner again i'll go with a larger diameter pipe.

---------- Post added at 08:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:12 PM ----------

I had one cap that was a bitch, used that Ampro gland wrench from amazon and a 1/2"-drive 3' breaker bar...



...4' breaker woulda been even better.

Thanks for the info sir! I think maybe i'll try that Ampro wrench next, though i'l have to buy the 1/2" breaker bar too I guess. I don't want to risk breaking my 1/2" drive wrench on it.
 
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