Rear end lowering help

So Im attempting to lower the rear end of my bike. I have everything apart and so far so good. I was able to get the jam nut to losen off of the shock block (while dinging up the shock block...not overly impressed about that). But now I'm stuck. How do I now get the shock block to turn up to lower the bike. The block just turns with the center of the shock....how to I losen the block so I can thread it up higher to lower the suspension? Or am I missing something here?

Help would be appreciated so I can put this bad boy back together... thanks.

this should help you out .. i think you are on step #6 .. make sure not to cinch the jam nut against the rebound adjuster

http://www.wrrdualsport.com/tech-guide/suspension/115-lowering-r2

I've been following those instructions. You're right I am on step 6. As far as I can tell the shock block needs to be threaded up after the nut has been loosened. The problem I'm having is the shock block isn't loose. I can't thread it up. When I turn it the center shaft of the shock just turns. It needs to be loosened I'm assuming but how would I go about doing that?

mix123 wrote:

So Im attempting to lower the rear end of my bike. I have everything apart and so far so good. I was able to get the jam nut to losen off of the shock block (while dinging up the shock block...not overly impressed about that). But now I'm stuck. How do I now get the shock block to turn up to lower the bike. The block just turns with the center of the shock....how to I losen the block so I can thread it up higher to lower the suspension? Or am I missing something here?

Help would be appreciated so I can put this bad boy back together... thanks.

Hi mix123,
Not sure what you mean by everything apart, theres not much to it ,but this is what you do, it will take 30mins max, including a coffee, LOL
Put the bike on a stand/box so that the rear wheel is off the ground,
1) wind up the rebound damper clockwise untill it stops, then wind it anti-clockwise 25 turns (this is min soft)
2) undo the lock nut that sits ontop of the lower shock fork (the bit that you will be turning) wind the nut upto the bottom of the rebound adjuster knob.
3)undo and remove the lower shock retaining bolt, supporting the swing arm at the same time, i push it up high and support it with a stand/ blocks.
4)the lower block can now be wound up the shaft, to the bottom of the nut under the rebound adjuster knob, the thread will stick through the block by approx 1MM
you may have to hold the shock shaft by the 2 flats that are just under the spring plate.
5) then lock the nut up to the lower block,
6) re-asemble removed parts, and re-set rebound damper setting, 12 clicks out from full is standard.

hope this helps

v-tec

v-tec wrote:

You may have to hold the shock shaft by the 2 flats that are just under the spring plate.

This will help :). I couldnt figure out where to hold the shock shaft so I could thread the block up to the nut after moving it up!

By everything apart I mean I have it on the stand with the bolts all removed.

I will tackle this when I get home tonight. I hope the block isnt on there as tight as the nut was. What a bitch that was to get apart.
I feel like such a newb having trouble doing something that really is pretty simple.

mix123 wrote:

I will tackle this when I get home tonight. I hope the block isnt on there as tight as the nut was. What a bitch that was to get apart.
I feel like such a newb having trouble doing something that really is pretty simple.

good luck with that, let us know how you get on

v-tec

Just because it seems simple to others...does not necessarily make it simple. Sometimes alotta background knowledge is takin for granted, in a simple act.
I've been fixing electro-mechanical devices, professionaly for over 20 yrs...and I still learn how to simplify things everyday.
Before you know it, your understanding has expanded.
The only dumb questions are the ones that are not asked.

Thanks everyone. I got er done. Next on the list is to lower the front.

The only dumb questions are the ones that are not asked.

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