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DIY - Stock Raptor 2.5 Shock Rebuild.
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<blockquote data-quote="BenBB" data-source="post: 1260537" data-attributes="member: 20185"><p>I got my rears done and finally getting around to posting some pics and notes:</p><p></p><p>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:</p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YEZAeEaMjUMKnI9GM3KDZyOZyV7MAUFW6tcOcu_079ots6rAdvFliojw5Hw4jv4geKW4ojO5hnxLPifhujncxq6BGzz5wAg_awkNEiPtvM2RGmM7d2XPgLPsujgc1vOrSenNlwJ9HXIp6Jgvmm4uZgmzkrnRJ1JQD5jabHW5VkI2n4xlQOSHtp9q9tq6WcURWhIlNDTVl9clVaeAHtJ5puo8f6d06lBrdFo2SibzHvMYdX2NIfhkhW4s2GTUzrBPEm2RdRXtUzRYfIKEX7zuVHrT4W10XYHRt-cAYM2CCXCBeqjVWmCMjUsZ_HQ_MH7KtoNbQFYehN_mybRPdjTbyokH-XWtqnp8ufFtunnNHbcSwbjFDl51483NnqMsmZ7HvlAOe0TroHI25g4CzaYn8QR740GnO3_uVbukNWfMwAPdfe8fdwI3QE3HJrxM2DWx659g9phdMfElDODR5Z2bz76VgnRBVCHHPqMDwIQ_b24XRHHbNWt8o7HkIQ_iCQEwy5ujgxee_kzLmdcTac8zXhzzopA42_MVmN01cJXPpCglVT7Ft8KnzEyStKEXcBsh1GHozI-m3CO13K0n-c_fuQ-naP7q1HZNdpIhnKM=w1528-h860-no" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>2. Floating piston tool:</p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VFWapm1JosQiRMS24-2HcOugLTuupo6T2u_EK1gRLB65srMDquEG0_2KSnT0PpdeMWm7cLv219L-dagYewW4hDVwPAEo4HXltvHc2G9Hq1R50POIqA4c4NP4zmTJzk8d7Yvl4hvPM2DmeFysxCayO2vxTBGSKCIII3pDeZ2q_6nd9CuzHypUDdCJS9REyLO9J42SPOTgS2XfRYKqbpyHEQrQrSvAb07keTafRKqqT6r_U0dBzcrbZO2nHSk5_MAvLfqb3gTR1AcvCwZ8_AFpaqdvbE5bF0FwHuUgnm9d7vqkRkNYMxdoOP2XI0klK8nCtqgaGIYBpjmwywoaDWnuk610AiuudjJ6bJ9jXEptXQ64yscXQNgLhMrjqy9Q7z7mFke4waub-Xy1EvgOwP3DFmkJb_FB9McRVmAP3aTuEIKPqiBEmIa0zg62VHQ3hBwCNF77ubOrGpUXxWe6xB5dijsqZKvimc01QWsnfzAUdgQzT4IWtFW5TmVGnfpSEonA9D5dKpg9Q68qP89YHIkIgoIUoDcVXbQgo4vnPZiboEUuTrEB1-JPNU5r5fDd3BmVAq8wl7Fr0AtWqfkvzZOh4KApKIem5LL8Z1ToPXI=w1528-h860-no" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>3. Once again the shaft bullet and gland wrench worked great, piston stack holder I made worked great keeping all the shims in order:</p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PCtZ5KoVsDkMaQgDpy1oGvb2hguMR_35L7IDmcDtXF6UyAC_gI6Sl8AAtJryw0H6Pjt9DgkgU7tfyKrxc38NEwRJH2255xUQI-AhsXu5DQINw2pKqeheBYF2aGyl6pKw22LJwOi9bzuS2S90Gv6wF6SpDvFRTU6HssrTPKMSRAlc-kx5tpIkT3I7vIL6li1J6yNDfTUvbJnlIzC258mCZFJlad_GDxY4a3zZoJAOB6qH_oVfIf0B3IgYaDP-8bcIZ89SEuem6YgHIACvf-jLCtI_aXXBQ40SooFFgbkGSW097pZyi1_ybF9uMuz-yq8TExIDG3NR8IX-LVDTbvrEJmZVnajlwtHfVaMZ9T0wnrU11iJTBijIOFyzr7UIuhXePV-ewTyRPT81TVjdsYc2Hg3R080qlZzUCq3AV-O0kAkHBNTOJYCaUHi-760vEUckreKdGacsr2281RrshuKYYDf704Zx7X1R8PVr-8cPhIBcWJCggzn2tcuIsrh8TbZf7d1C3TrQ7Yp4dk7WyFGBx5wodylRfAxyC08g1Dhl3YYXan3TnkBkXj8aGWnc2wNJSkApyN6tKTyh9BKwL501N0RhfRx4XmX0snxqzA8=w1528-h860-no" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>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:</p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Hv6iDpz1z2zK2GPDfWyZu9Xsb2oui8IRrKOMRKHRiKDbNfb_GCvDf8evsQ3O-kWWyeoB9WmE75Qr0uA_VkJgJuBF8H3sYTBJ7bCQ9U2pRgOaf_L9WsKw3WBffhB5kbOpr1bMdmbNNhsbQ8WKEee6Wv81oK9i73rQekWVwTRe6uXrpDKCA_b5HHEkSa2Gl0YlapbOREmAUlU2YerUwiY6wnwFo_w4ur7dRHJOIs_UY5ivKLg31hUksfgP0r4Jl09S5PJgBBZqhW6oCxlG9u_VVTAClq4-m-MXRRmcu9IftZrRqmgiz7OQzzJndvKUKGL_-N78tox9Q4-o3e61M0lMtcq-7M4QO-iqH6VNuXTyTh-nDB_HgNwrsbiZiq0mG2mmAG5l5wNTnu85aI6yHmaNFYSAHstKkk1bMsXnsvKvde8KCIzWQUiOZNg0ylV5C5nDF9VR2Wf2a9gL3GinKPAPTJAb78vl8mkwn2ZbyFBKJ-wiBrVR_l1zO33O1q5XAWgz2bjj1xgKR67OmJz4V3kmZD9tZyJdjMsAohnJlBg-6Cz0_6LzRRDXSGnMIlu2uSr_FSOuiUzFuzI9EMYeG8axM4fC91JM5RRY3mkkII4=w1097-h859-no" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Thanks again to everyone that contributed to this thread, ride is so much better now!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BenBB, post: 1260537, member: 20185"] 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: [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/YEZAeEaMjUMKnI9GM3KDZyOZyV7MAUFW6tcOcu_079ots6rAdvFliojw5Hw4jv4geKW4ojO5hnxLPifhujncxq6BGzz5wAg_awkNEiPtvM2RGmM7d2XPgLPsujgc1vOrSenNlwJ9HXIp6Jgvmm4uZgmzkrnRJ1JQD5jabHW5VkI2n4xlQOSHtp9q9tq6WcURWhIlNDTVl9clVaeAHtJ5puo8f6d06lBrdFo2SibzHvMYdX2NIfhkhW4s2GTUzrBPEm2RdRXtUzRYfIKEX7zuVHrT4W10XYHRt-cAYM2CCXCBeqjVWmCMjUsZ_HQ_MH7KtoNbQFYehN_mybRPdjTbyokH-XWtqnp8ufFtunnNHbcSwbjFDl51483NnqMsmZ7HvlAOe0TroHI25g4CzaYn8QR740GnO3_uVbukNWfMwAPdfe8fdwI3QE3HJrxM2DWx659g9phdMfElDODR5Z2bz76VgnRBVCHHPqMDwIQ_b24XRHHbNWt8o7HkIQ_iCQEwy5ujgxee_kzLmdcTac8zXhzzopA42_MVmN01cJXPpCglVT7Ft8KnzEyStKEXcBsh1GHozI-m3CO13K0n-c_fuQ-naP7q1HZNdpIhnKM=w1528-h860-no[/IMG] 2. Floating piston tool: [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VFWapm1JosQiRMS24-2HcOugLTuupo6T2u_EK1gRLB65srMDquEG0_2KSnT0PpdeMWm7cLv219L-dagYewW4hDVwPAEo4HXltvHc2G9Hq1R50POIqA4c4NP4zmTJzk8d7Yvl4hvPM2DmeFysxCayO2vxTBGSKCIII3pDeZ2q_6nd9CuzHypUDdCJS9REyLO9J42SPOTgS2XfRYKqbpyHEQrQrSvAb07keTafRKqqT6r_U0dBzcrbZO2nHSk5_MAvLfqb3gTR1AcvCwZ8_AFpaqdvbE5bF0FwHuUgnm9d7vqkRkNYMxdoOP2XI0klK8nCtqgaGIYBpjmwywoaDWnuk610AiuudjJ6bJ9jXEptXQ64yscXQNgLhMrjqy9Q7z7mFke4waub-Xy1EvgOwP3DFmkJb_FB9McRVmAP3aTuEIKPqiBEmIa0zg62VHQ3hBwCNF77ubOrGpUXxWe6xB5dijsqZKvimc01QWsnfzAUdgQzT4IWtFW5TmVGnfpSEonA9D5dKpg9Q68qP89YHIkIgoIUoDcVXbQgo4vnPZiboEUuTrEB1-JPNU5r5fDd3BmVAq8wl7Fr0AtWqfkvzZOh4KApKIem5LL8Z1ToPXI=w1528-h860-no[/IMG] 3. Once again the shaft bullet and gland wrench worked great, piston stack holder I made worked great keeping all the shims in order: [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PCtZ5KoVsDkMaQgDpy1oGvb2hguMR_35L7IDmcDtXF6UyAC_gI6Sl8AAtJryw0H6Pjt9DgkgU7tfyKrxc38NEwRJH2255xUQI-AhsXu5DQINw2pKqeheBYF2aGyl6pKw22LJwOi9bzuS2S90Gv6wF6SpDvFRTU6HssrTPKMSRAlc-kx5tpIkT3I7vIL6li1J6yNDfTUvbJnlIzC258mCZFJlad_GDxY4a3zZoJAOB6qH_oVfIf0B3IgYaDP-8bcIZ89SEuem6YgHIACvf-jLCtI_aXXBQ40SooFFgbkGSW097pZyi1_ybF9uMuz-yq8TExIDG3NR8IX-LVDTbvrEJmZVnajlwtHfVaMZ9T0wnrU11iJTBijIOFyzr7UIuhXePV-ewTyRPT81TVjdsYc2Hg3R080qlZzUCq3AV-O0kAkHBNTOJYCaUHi-760vEUckreKdGacsr2281RrshuKYYDf704Zx7X1R8PVr-8cPhIBcWJCggzn2tcuIsrh8TbZf7d1C3TrQ7Yp4dk7WyFGBx5wodylRfAxyC08g1Dhl3YYXan3TnkBkXj8aGWnc2wNJSkApyN6tKTyh9BKwL501N0RhfRx4XmX0snxqzA8=w1528-h860-no[/IMG] 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: [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Hv6iDpz1z2zK2GPDfWyZu9Xsb2oui8IRrKOMRKHRiKDbNfb_GCvDf8evsQ3O-kWWyeoB9WmE75Qr0uA_VkJgJuBF8H3sYTBJ7bCQ9U2pRgOaf_L9WsKw3WBffhB5kbOpr1bMdmbNNhsbQ8WKEee6Wv81oK9i73rQekWVwTRe6uXrpDKCA_b5HHEkSa2Gl0YlapbOREmAUlU2YerUwiY6wnwFo_w4ur7dRHJOIs_UY5ivKLg31hUksfgP0r4Jl09S5PJgBBZqhW6oCxlG9u_VVTAClq4-m-MXRRmcu9IftZrRqmgiz7OQzzJndvKUKGL_-N78tox9Q4-o3e61M0lMtcq-7M4QO-iqH6VNuXTyTh-nDB_HgNwrsbiZiq0mG2mmAG5l5wNTnu85aI6yHmaNFYSAHstKkk1bMsXnsvKvde8KCIzWQUiOZNg0ylV5C5nDF9VR2Wf2a9gL3GinKPAPTJAb78vl8mkwn2ZbyFBKJ-wiBrVR_l1zO33O1q5XAWgz2bjj1xgKR67OmJz4V3kmZD9tZyJdjMsAohnJlBg-6Cz0_6LzRRDXSGnMIlu2uSr_FSOuiUzFuzI9EMYeG8axM4fC91JM5RRY3mkkII4=w1097-h859-no[/IMG] Thanks again to everyone that contributed to this thread, ride is so much better now!!! [/QUOTE]
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