Apex front shocks

[wheresthesnow]

I'm trying to stiffen the preload on the front shock springs on my Apex with stock shocks. I can't get the preload rings to move either way and can't seperate the lock ring from the other one, I've wapped it good with a hammer and punch and neither side will move, I even put some lube on the threads. Anybody ever have this problem and what did you do to fix it. Thanks.

 

[Turblue]

take the weight off the front end.....should be able to spin them by hand

 

[TBird]

I used special tools from some ohlins i bought a couple of years ago, despite those it took some muscle, it was as they had seized with each other!

 

[Transporter]

Mine are like they are fuzed too.Was there even a wrench in the tool kit?Junk I tell yah.

 

[tundra]

i got this exact same problem with my rx-1 shock, i used a pipewrench and a lot of lub. Thread were shot

 

[Bigrock33]

take the weight off the front end.....should be able to spin them by hand

X2!

 

[wheresthesnow]

I got them. I had the weight off the front from the start, I could spin the springs but the rings were stuck. After letting the lube soak in a while they came loose and I was able to spin the preload rings real easy. I tightened them all the way up. Lube and patience. I swapped the Gen2 skis back to the stockers while it was up, the Gen2's can go back on next winter. Thanks.

 

[wheresthesnow]

I don't know if this mattered any, but at first I was using a dead blow hammer, I got them loose with a heavy rubber hammer.

 

[Transporter]

LOL I got mine to move today the other day no way.