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Specialized demo 9 rear shock help
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flag chrispaulmtb
Posted: Nov 10, 2008 at 9:25 Quote
nicholas888 wrote:

that is an 04 .... ^^^^^^^^^ is right, it is a demo 9 dh

the 05 demo is either red, and the demo9 pro which i have is brown

it is an 04 demo 9 DH heres a better pic showing the shock
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flag twitchrider
Posted: Dec 6, 2008 at 7:12 Quote
this maybe a really dumb question, but im swapping the spring on my demo 9 and i've spent ages just trying to get the shock out of the frame, is there a speecial way to do it?
flag nicholas888
Posted: Dec 6, 2008 at 8:41 Quote
twitchrider wrote:
this maybe a really dumb question, but im swapping the spring on my demo 9 and i've spent ages just trying to get the shock out of the frame, is there a speecial way to do it?

you have to remove that top flat plate .... its the silver thing above the shock in the bike above
flag l-lellraiser
Posted: Dec 6, 2008 at 14:31 Quote
nicholas888 wrote:
twitchrider wrote:
this maybe a really dumb question, but im swapping the spring on my demo 9 and i've spent ages just trying to get the shock out of the frame, is there a speecial way to do it?

you have to remove that top flat plate .... its the silver thing above the shock in the bike above
Fail
flag k2theg
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Posted: Dec 6, 2008 at 14:55 Quote
twitchrider wrote:
this maybe a really dumb question, but im swapping the spring on my demo 9 and i've spent ages just trying to get the shock out of the frame, is there a speecial way to do it?

RTFM! To remove the shock you need to disconnect the S-link from the frame pivot. Then lift the S-link to get at the shock.
flag nicholas888
Posted: Dec 6, 2008 at 14:57 Quote
vegas- wrote:
nicholas888 wrote:
twitchrider wrote:
this maybe a really dumb question, but im swapping the spring on my demo 9 and i've spent ages just trying to get the shock out of the frame, is there a speecial way to do it?

you have to remove that top flat plate .... its the silver thing above the shock in the bike above
Fail

what do you mean fail? i own a demo, and it is the easiest way for me...
flag l-lellraiser
Posted: Dec 6, 2008 at 19:59 Quote
nicholas888 wrote:
vegas- wrote:
nicholas888 wrote:


you have to remove that top flat plate .... its the silver thing above the shock in the bike above
Fail

what do you mean fail? i own a demo, and it is the easiest way for me...
nvm i tohught it was a diffrent topic i thought you meant totally remove it sorry your right
flag nicholas888
Posted: Dec 6, 2008 at 20:04 Quote
vegas- wrote:
nicholas888 wrote:
vegas- wrote:
Fail

what do you mean fail? i own a demo, and it is the easiest way for me...
nvm i tohught it was a diffrent topic i thought you meant totally remove it sorry your right

alright ... no problem haha
flag alcapwny
Posted: Dec 6, 2008 at 20:10 Quote
slayitlikeabadhabit wrote:
suvlako wrote:
That is one I have not tried...

I am getting a demo 9 soon maybe, I was wondering the same thing!
way to gravedigRolleyes
flag slayitlikeabadhabit
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Posted: Dec 8, 2008 at 6:40 Quote
What do you mean?

I bought one, haha, I'll have to post a pick up sometime.
flag prototype26
Posted: Dec 30, 2008 at 10:25 Quote
alright, can someone help me here? ive just bought a demo 9 and i want to remove the shock from the bike. what is the easiest way to do this? step by step if possible, its my first dh bike so i aint use to fiddling with multi pivots...
thanks
flag dylanvarkonja
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Posted: Dec 30, 2008 at 10:39 Quote
prototype26 wrote:
alright, can someone help me here? ive just bought a demo 9 and i want to remove the shock from the bike. what is the easiest way to do this? step by step if possible, its my first dh bike so i aint use to fiddling with multi pivots...
thanks
photo

2017332


see where the upper swinglink (silver part) conects to the seatstay (upper part of swingarm)? you have to undo the bolts that are at that pivot (make sure you dont lose anything), then undo the shock mount bolts and slide the shock out.
flag prototype26
Posted: Dec 30, 2008 at 10:41 Quote
dylanvarkonja wrote:
prototype26 wrote:
alright, can someone help me here? ive just bought a demo 9 and i want to remove the shock from the bike. what is the easiest way to do this? step by step if possible, its my first dh bike so i aint use to fiddling with multi pivots...
thanks
photo

2017332


see where the upper swinglink (silver part) conects to the seatstay (upper part of swingarm)? you have to undo the bolts that are at that pivot (make sure you dont lose anything), then undo the shock mount bolts and slide the shock out.

thanks very much. that clears things up, theres so much argueing on this i didnt have a clue.

thanks again
flag prototype26
Posted: Dec 30, 2008 at 11:17 Quote
nothingsshocking wrote:
goto page 17

http://cdn.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/pdf/manuals/06_Demo.pdf

thanks aswell mate, thats perfect!

 


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