hey,

I was wondering, is it possible to paint the rear spring? Has anyone done this? I thought painting it yellow would be a nice touch. Let me know.

Stefan.

OK then we have officially flipped out now haven't we ...
The stock shock is takeapartable ... but you have to compress the spring and that that collar out ... then of course do what you will with the spring and reverse the method to refit it ...
You's need a hydraulic tubing bender, 2 steel rods bent into an S with one end samll and right and the other large, and hook it aup right and crank away ... Og yea a square steel tubing piece to fit over the eyelet so the load doesn't crush that eyelet ... easy if you ask me ... $10 if you send it to me ... including that yellow powder coating cos not in a million years am I painitng it ... BTW I'll do it to one and send it back with your carbs and clip on's if you want ... Just need to find a shock that's not hacked up beyond recognition ... cos these make great shocks for a eli 100 ... once you hack off the clevise and make an eyelet ...
Cool.
Srinath.

haha, wow.

i will not be painting my stock shock. I ordered a Kat. shock for my F. And i want to paint the spring yellow. You can do it. common.

OK kat shock with 2 locking rings for spring adjustment or the one with the clicking collar ... the locking rings came on 750's pre 97 I think ... if so easy ... Put it in a vise and unscrew the rings and out the spring comes ... clicking collar ... back to the Hydraulic bender ... And be careful ... compressing it too much might ruin the hydraulics ... this is more delicate due to the adjustment dial ... and of course be extra careful with the square tube piece on the eyelet ...
Cool.
Srinath.

I should just paint the whole damn part.   :dunno:

if you don't care about it being perfect....

 long modeling brush and tester's paint?

I'm only halfkidding!

hm. I wish it was easier. I didnt think it would be that hard. I have no access to any equipment to take it apart.

um, maybe I'm not getting it, but why don't you just thread some old grocery paper bag strips under the spring to cover the shock, and then spray paint/brush whatever the shock?

It's not that hard...I think you might be able to find some spring compressers at Autozone or somewhere which you just attach to both sides of the spring and crank away with a wrench...make sure you throw a piece of innertube under the hooks before you put them back together or you will ruin your new paint job



Here are some on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4523057829&category=35625

My Kat shock disassembled itself, then I assembled it back with a car spring compressor, just like Dom's, it scratches de spring a little but not so bad, but haven't figured out how to tight the nut on the rod, just below the aluminum cap where the reboud dial goes.

Some pictures later...

Nut on the rod ... what You ended up with a eyelet that came apart from the rod ... Hell no .... I split a shock that was that way ... The threads were like somehow spread so it will not pull apart ... hard to describe ... The rod is hollow right ... somehow after screwing it on Say you inserted a tapered tool in the hole in the rod and gave it a couple whacks ... it will spread the OD of the rod into a larger size ... there by locking the threads in place ... That's what mine was like ... on that Unknown shock I opened up ...
Cool.
Srinath.