Subject: '73 Eldo shock disassembly & shop manual
Author: Prusnek
Date: May 26, 2003, 5:59 AM
Post ID: 1713137608
Ray:
Regarding the shocks, as I recall all you do is compress the springs
and turn the end caps (I think) and they should come off; there's a slot
in them that lines up with a key on the shock body. It's been a long
time since I did them, but the hard part is compressing the springs, the
rest is pretty intuative. Getting them back together without scratching
the paint is tricky. Small scratches on a black paint job are easy to
touch up with a black Sharpie marker.
For a manual you should seek out Guzziology by Dave Richardson. He
used to sell it through Moto International for $35, although I've seen
it advertised through motorcycle book venues lately for $55. It's about
the most comprehensive Guzzi manual on the market, covers all models but
is indexed very well for the loops. Good bedtime reading. 736 pages.
You might buy it here from Roy Harvey, I also let him sell my decals.
http://inet-rendezvous.com/MGNOC/books.htm
John Prusnek
| Ok, the tools have arrived. The tool for the shock disassembly will have to be adapted. It was built for shocks that have skinny tube inside springs that fits in a narrow slot in one end of the tool. This holds the spring in place while you compress it from a lever at the other end of the tool. I'll build a new brace with wider slot so the spring can slip down further for a solid fit. But, what then? Once the spring is compressed, is it a simple matter of twisting the end caps until they slip off the assembly or are there any other devices holding things together in there? Can anyone recommend a better manual than the original which has nothing concerning all these mysteries I'm asking about? The parts book helps some. This list helps a lot but a really good manual might keep the general annoyance level down. My G5 shop manual is incredibly detailed in comparison, as is my FLH book. Ray |