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Post by blaq on Jun 25, 2015 16:52:59 GMT -5
My back wheel rubs on the shock melting the tire linings also making shock absorber very hot
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Post by blaq on Jun 25, 2015 16:54:50 GMT -5
It rubs even more with to ppl on it. You can smell the rubber burn
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Post by 90GTVert on Jun 26, 2015 9:14:15 GMT -5
Take a good look and see if anything is bent back there. Shock mount or the shock itself. It really shouldn't rub if you have a stock size wheel/tire and stock shock.
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Post by blaq on Aug 15, 2015 7:23:33 GMT -5
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Post by blaq on Aug 15, 2015 7:25:08 GMT -5
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Post by blaq on Aug 15, 2015 7:28:21 GMT -5
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Post by blaq on Aug 15, 2015 7:35:44 GMT -5
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Post by Availien on Aug 15, 2015 10:46:43 GMT -5
There's no way I would ride that thing with a u-bolt holding it together. You need to get a different shock. Search ebay for "eye to clevis scooter shock".
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Post by 90GTVert on Aug 15, 2015 12:11:55 GMT -5
Best option is probably to replace it with the right one. It's not safe to ride as-is. That said, I don't see why you couldn't find a way to mount it. Not sure how easy it will be just bolting it up out of hardware store bits though. When they make shock extensions they are usually made so the bottom of the shock is rotated 90 degrees. That eliminates any chance of it being a dual pivot. Can't say I've ever tried anything like this to know how critical that is, but the one's I've looked at either have that 90 degree rotation or they're built it a way that the extension fits up against the case so it can't pivot. Don't buy these, at least from what I've browsed there aren't any meant to work in your situation, just showing you what I'm saying : images.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=shock+extension+scooterIf you could weld this wouldn't be too tough. Two sorta U brackets could be welded together, clocked 90 degrees off. I guess you could drill the two brackets and bolt them together. Just thinking that adds even more length to the whole assembly.
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Post by Fox on Aug 15, 2015 12:15:34 GMT -5
One way to make it work would be to take the bottom fitting off the old shock, cut the eye off the new shock and have a guy weld the old fitting onto the bottom of the new shock. A guy at a muffler shop could do the welding in about 2 minutes tops and probably only charge you $5-$8 or so. I mean it's not a big job. Cheaper than a new shock and no wait time for shipping.
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Post by blaq on Aug 15, 2015 13:01:56 GMT -5
Best option is probably to replace it with the right one. It's not safe to ride as-is. That said, I don't see why you couldn't find a way to mount it. Not sure how easy it will be just bolting it up out of hardware store bits though. When they make shock extensions they are usually made so the bottom of the shock is rotated 90 degrees. That eliminates any chance of it being a dual pivot. Can't say I've ever tried anything like this to know how critical that is, but the one's I've looked at either have that 90 degree rotation or they're built it a way that the extension fits up against the case so it can't pivot. Don't buy these, at least from what I've browsed there aren't any meant to work in your situation, just showing you what I'm saying : images.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=shock+extension+scooterIf you could weld this wouldn't be too tough. Two sorta U brackets could be welded together, clocked 90 degrees off. I guess you could drill the two brackets and bolt them together. Just thinking that adds even more length to the whole assembly. Yes...! like those are like car extension kits like you said I was just gonna bolt two together and connect the shock to one side and the frame the other
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Post by blaq on Aug 15, 2015 14:04:40 GMT -5
One way to make it work would be to take the bottom fitting off the old shock, cut the eye off the new shock and have a guy weld the old fitting onto the bottom of the new shock. A guy at a muffler shop could do the welding in about 2 minutes tops and probably only charge you $5-$8 or so. I mean it's not a big job. Cheaper than a new shock and no wait time for shipping. I made an appointment with a welding shop guy today. Swapped out the new for the old to get there hopefully they can get it done
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Post by Fox on Aug 15, 2015 15:16:53 GMT -5
Tell the guy to try and not let the new shock get too hot during the welding.
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Post by blaq on Aug 15, 2015 18:40:39 GMT -5
The guy that I had the appointment with was too expensive $50 so I searched around in a few mechanic shops one shop said that I couldn't weld it cuz it has oil at that piece
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2015 18:51:04 GMT -5
Do you still have your receipt for the shock that you bought? If still possible, why not return it and get the right shock with the correct end on it?
Bill
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