200 x rear shock

[bklf7]

How do you get the spring off of the rear shock?

[kilabeez0]

you have to remove the shock assembly, and then unscrew the 2 giant locking nuts that thread around the shock itself. good luck with that, i went thru 3 shocks trying to get those nuts off because they're so rusted.

[bklf7]

When I try to thread them off they will ruin the post that the resevior screws into.

[ATCWRENCH]

the spring will have zero tension against it by the time the nuts get to the resivior line. and if they dont unscrew like they should, take it to an alignment shop that has a spring compressor and have the spring compressed and get the spring stopping plates off of the bottom of the spring and it will come off. if you have to do that get an angle grinder and grind the nut vertically with the shock on opposite sides, careful not to damage the threads, if you do just go back with a thread file to fix. once the lock nut is less than paper thin on opposite sides of each other get a pair of vise grips and grab a side that has not been ground on and start moving it up and down. it might help to use two pair of vise grips, one across from the other.


once it is off you can repair the threads if need be. get a new lock nut for it through servicehonda. to install the new nut you have to take the resivior line off of the shock(do not pump shock) get the nut on and put the resivior line back on. turn it untill there is only a quarter turn left and pump the shock until you see oil seep out and then tighten it back up. slide your spring on from the bottom, put on the stopping plates and tighten the lock nuts down to hold the spring in place, install the shock back on the trike and adjust preload to your settings.

[kilabeez0]

the spring will have zero tension against it by the time the nuts get to the resivior line. and if they dont unscrew like they should, take it to an alignment shop that has a spring compressor and have the spring compressed and get the spring stopping plates off of the bottom of the spring and it will come off. if you have to do that get an angle grinder and grind the nut vertically with the shock on opposite sides, careful not to damage the threads, if you do just go back with a thread file to fix. once the lock nut is less than paper thin on opposite sides of each other get a pair of vise grips and grab a side that has not been ground on and start moving it up and down. it might help to use two pair of vise grips, one across from the other.


once it is off you can repair the threads if need be. get a new lock nut for it through servicehonda. to install the new nut you have to take the resivior line off of the shock(do not pump shock) get the nut on and put the resivior line back on. turn it untill there is only a quarter turn left and pump the shock until you see oil seep out and then tighten it back up. slide your spring on from the bottom, put on the stopping plates and tighten the lock nuts down to hold the spring in place, install the shock back on the trike and adjust preload to your settings.


wow, i never thought of that! how much are new nuts? and since you clearly have done this before, do you have to fill it with oil yourself and then have a shop charge it with nitrogen or do they do both for you?

[ATCWRENCH]

on the one end of the resivior it looks like a bubble, set the resivior in a vise and get a pair of vise grip and grap the bubble and twist it off. underneath is a valve stem, push on the bleeder and bleed all the pressure off before you loosen the line up, forgot to mention that in my previous post sorry guys. if you lose no oil you shouldn't have to have it refilled. you local motorcycle dealer ship should be able to help you out with the nitrogen charging. it doesnt matter if you have a honda, yamaha, kawasaki, or suzuki and anything else in between at this point, nitrogen works on them all.

[kilabeez0]

if you dont lose any oil you shouldn't have to have it refilled? i dont understand. wouldn't that mean there is no pressure if the oil isn't coming out?

[ATCWRENCH]

thats why you bleed all the nitrogen pressure off before you disconnect the resivior line from the shock, if you dont you will get shot in the face with a bunch of nasty shock oil. once its put back togethor and pump the shock just a little to get the oil to seep out, you are pushing all the air out of the system. once you have it put back togethor, take it to your honda dealer or who ever you have in town and have them charge the shock back up with nitrogen so it will work properly again.

[kilabeez0]

can i put a digital air pressure guage on it to see how much pressure it has? i think i'm due for a recharge.

[ATCWRENCH]

you should be able to. I cant remember how much pressure is supposed to be in there right off hand.

[kilabeez0]

i think i remember someone posting something around 155? i could look in my manual.

[84honda 200X]

In my manual it says you have to fil it to 250psi. I took my shock apart and put all new seals and new oil i just need to get it charged.

[OldSchoolin86]

It was 275psi when I did mine a decade ago. LOL, when I did mine you could still get the white brothers kit for them.