Rear Shock Adjustment

[zrturbo]

How do you get at the rear shocks to adjust them? I can get my hand in there with the spanner wrench, but no room to turn it.

 

[mhgoldwing]

1. Lift the rear of the trike by the vertical trailer

hitch support plate​

, placing the jack on whichever side you're working on to reduce weight on shocks.

2. I gave up on the little spanner wrench and use a medium large set of channel locks. It's not easy and you have to hold your mouth just right but it works and is much easier. I busted my knuckles too many times when the spanner slipped! Also, lube the shock notches before you start with a squirt of WD40 or any kind of lubricant.

 

[zrturbo]

Shock Adjustment

Thanks for help, that works much better than trying to use that silly spanner wrench which by the way is out somewhere out in the field.

 

[mhgoldwing]

Thanks for help, that works much better than trying to use that silly spanner wrench which by the way is out somewhere out in the field.

Hahaha! Good place for that little sucker. That's fine if you're working on an exterior shock but trying to use that underneath is a no-go.