John, Just push the shaft out of the shock, the ring will deform,
and you can reuse it.
Curious, what were you servicing?
Peter C
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At 11:28 AM 2/2/2011, John Harper wrote:
>Tim
>
>On ones that I have taken apart to service there is a ring between
>the two 'cranks' to which the piston 'con rods' are attached. This
>has been punched into a recess in the shaft so as to stop it moving
>sideways. You will have to remove the main cover fixed by about 10
>small screws. Inside you will see this ring. The only way I have
>been able to remove this is to drill out the punched area and then
>split the ring. I then had to make replacement rings to reassemble.
>I have found no other method that works but perhaps others have?
>
>Regards
>
>>What is the best process to remove the upper A-arm half (the one
>>without pinch bolt) from the shock absorber shaft? I assume using a
>>gear puller is required but I've tried and it doesn't budge .
>
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>John Harper
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