• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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Removing the Ohlins shock Reservoirs

1982 XC 430

1982 XC 430

Husqvarna
AA Class
Hello, I'm in the process of having a couple of Rims re anodized gold and I would also like to get my Shock Reservoirs in on the same order. I have let the Pressure out, removed the Wire retainer Ring and the end Cap. By looking at the pictures I would think that the Reservoir Bodys would now pull off with out removing all the guts out. But its not happening, I'm going to destroy the body if I work it any harder than I am. It looks as though they are not Threaded on, just pushed on over a O-Ring. I'm not going to rebuild these myself, I'm going to send them out. But I would like to send them with the Bodys redone. By the way these are ITC's and yes I know the Reservoirs arn't suposed to be gold. Thanx...
 
I would be very surprised if the cans were not threaded. I've never had to remove them, but given the mechanics of the shock, I would think it has to be threaded.

Anyway, I'm sure others will chime in with an answer.
 
Ok so I found the corect size screw and have since pulled the Piston out. Not that it would make any diffrence. The Shock Manuals I have are not concernd with removeing the Resevoir as its generaly left in place with a normal rebuild. It have Heated things up a bit and put a Strap Wrench on it trying to twist it. I have tried a 2 1/2" Pipe over it and tried to rock it.
 
The Ohlins piggy back reservoirs are screwed in, righty tighty, etc. They seal with an o-ring, are assembled with some kind of red thread locker at the factory and are very difficult to remove even with heat. I have never tried to preserve them when I do replacements. I just drill a 3/8" hole through reservoir body and insert a #3 Phillips screwdriver as a torque bar while applying heat from a mapp torch. For installation I use two strap wrenches on the reservoir and clamp the upper mount into a non marring vice, again with the red threadlocker. I use Loctite 271. The replacement o-rings and reservoir bodies are still available from Ohlins USA.

Regards,
Paul
 
They do thread on, we have a clamp block the correct size as not to damage the surface. When rebuilding these shocks we always screw out the reservoirs and the main tube and replace the O-rings, if you like me to rebuild i can send back the parts to be anodized and reasemble when the parts are anodized, we have a good setting for the ITC's and parts in stock, give me a call 908 637 6385. Drew Smith.
 
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