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1.10 Shockabsorbers / Stossdämpfer / Schokbrekers
Descriped below is the assembly of the rear shock absorber. As the only differance between the front and the rear
shocker is it’s length and the use of a 2
nd
spring with spring splitter we just descriped the rear shock absorbers.
• Mount the ball joint by hand onto the piston rod.
• Lubricate the other top end of the piston rod with a drop of silicon oil. Insert the piston from
the bottom into the shocker housing, be gentle an turn the piston rod when pushed through
the closing seal.
• Assemble washer, piston, washer and secure with the M3 nyloc nut.
• Tighten the nyloc nut while holding by hand the ball joint until all is secured well.
• Press in the guiding bush for the shocker shaft into the lower cap.
• Insert the oil seal in the chamber on the bottom of the cilinder (open side towards oil).
• Place o-ring 12x1 around the thread for the lower cap
• Screw lower cap onto bottom of the cilinder unil ist locks onto the o-ring.