LR90 Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Another simple tool made by grinding a couple of notches in a split 3/4 socket. I made it to use with a clamp to hold the series shock absorber mounting rubber and washer in place while I popped the split pin in. Worked a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
istruggle2gate11 Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Good call, will borrow that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muckshifta Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 excellent that should save me a few hours when I fit my new shocks cheeers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Big pair of waterpump pliers has always worked for me when doing this job! Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonk Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 i've just got a C section of metal and use a big G clamp to compress the rubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyb Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Why not tap a thread and use a nylock nut instead? 'Back in the day' comp safari racers on leaf sprung LRs used to do this. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I used a ratchet strap around both shocks (LH and RH), then I just cranked the strap up until the shocks were pulled fully onto their mountings. Once the clip was in, I released the strap and hey presto! Good one LR90 - took me a while to figure out a method... Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberdog Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Another simple tool made by grinding a couple of notches in a split 3/4 socket. I made it to use with a clamp to hold the series shock absorber mounting rubber and washer in place while I popped the split pin in. Worked a treat. i am making one .... how and what size is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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