Ok - this is not what most of us would consider a "real dirt bike", but maybe some one here can help me out.
I am working on a 1970 Honda CL100. I am planning to have some paint work done on it, part of which is painting the little "toppers" on the top of each shock absorber (they look like a small cup that is slid down over the top of the shock). My problem is I cant get the stinkin shocks apart to remove the covers for paint!
Typically, you compress the spring, and a notched collar can be removed with the shock shaft passing through the notch. On these shocks, there is no such notched collar! I thought that maybe there was a lock nut on the shaft, that if loosened would allow the shock top eye to be removed. So, I compressed the spring...waaaaay down such that about 3 1/2" of shaft was exposed. Nothin! Just a suprisingly large shaft ( around 3/4" in diameter), that goes right into the top shock mount. So, I thought it might be on the other end - again I compress it from the other end - I see the same diameter of shaft going into the chromed base of the shock. NO evidence what so ever of threads going into the top or base - nothin!
I am totally lost as to how this shock was assembled! All i can see as a possibility, is at the base of the spring, there is a small round collar that moves when you compress the spring from that end. When the spring is released, that collar rests against the round ring on the chromed base of the shock - that ring appears to have been tack welded or something to the base of the shock. All I can figure is that the topper, spring etc. was put onto the shock, that round ring was put in place then tacked in...though it is chromed so I dont know if that makes sense either!
HELP! Any suggestions appreciated!
Mike
I am working on a 1970 Honda CL100. I am planning to have some paint work done on it, part of which is painting the little "toppers" on the top of each shock absorber (they look like a small cup that is slid down over the top of the shock). My problem is I cant get the stinkin shocks apart to remove the covers for paint!
Typically, you compress the spring, and a notched collar can be removed with the shock shaft passing through the notch. On these shocks, there is no such notched collar! I thought that maybe there was a lock nut on the shaft, that if loosened would allow the shock top eye to be removed. So, I compressed the spring...waaaaay down such that about 3 1/2" of shaft was exposed. Nothin! Just a suprisingly large shaft ( around 3/4" in diameter), that goes right into the top shock mount. So, I thought it might be on the other end - again I compress it from the other end - I see the same diameter of shaft going into the chromed base of the shock. NO evidence what so ever of threads going into the top or base - nothin!
I am totally lost as to how this shock was assembled! All i can see as a possibility, is at the base of the spring, there is a small round collar that moves when you compress the spring from that end. When the spring is released, that collar rests against the round ring on the chromed base of the shock - that ring appears to have been tack welded or something to the base of the shock. All I can figure is that the topper, spring etc. was put onto the shock, that round ring was put in place then tacked in...though it is chromed so I dont know if that makes sense either!
HELP! Any suggestions appreciated!
Mike
