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Front shock
- wa1nca
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Front shock
the shock unscrewed from the top eye after 17 years
I had some used upper and lower shock covers
Repainted the top cover and cleaned the lower cover with Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish
Used fine steel wool 1st to remove dirt then just paper towels applying more polish cleaned again and applied more until satisfied with the finish
assembled the shock and used blue locktight to top shock eye
Glad I saved those old covers
Bike road home ok with sidecar and one front shock
Tommy
54 R51/3, 55 R50/Velorex 560 sidecar, 64 R27, 68 R69US, 75 R75/6
Ashfield, Ma
USA
Re: Front shock
1974 R90S
- San Arthur
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Re: Front shock
Thank God nothing happened.
'58 R26 '76 R90S '88 R100RS '94 R100GS/PD
- wa1nca
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Re: Front shock
It was ok but removed it anyway and put it back together with lock tight
The bike ran well with missing shock
Glad it happened when it did as were are off to the green mountain national forest in Vermont this week
Tommy
54 R51/3, 55 R50/Velorex 560 sidecar, 64 R27, 68 R69US, 75 R75/6
Ashfield, Ma
USA
Re: Front shock
So I think it is important to make sure to locktite the shock rod when assembling it.
A member of the Flatistan had a similar issue with similar result, on his R69s:
1974 R90S
- miller6997
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Re: Front shock
'67 R69S
'13 F800GT
Altadena, California