KYB Shock rebuild

[gregg]

Does anyone have a source for KYB parts to rebuild a fin cooled Super Rat pair of shocks??

Gregg
805-689-4779

[nobog]

Maybe the same - at least the kits are metric sized:

www.deycore.com

[Hilly]

Racetech or smart performance prob won't have a listing, but they usually dig up any odd stuff I need, may have to disassemble and measure seal sizes etc, but should be able to get parts no probs.


http://www.smartperformanceinc.com/CONTACT.html

http://www.racetech.com

[lonedave]

Not trying to hijack this thread, but I have a set of these that seem to be OK in the seal department but have rusty springs. I've got the springs clean of rust with Evaporust, but there is a pretty good amount of pitting and I'm thinking about sanding, priming and painting the springs before I reinstall them. Has anyone got some words of wisdom or what paint might work best? I'm going to use a self-etching primer after sanding the remaining chrome, but I'm not sure about paint. Since they flex, I was thinking maybe an enamel with flex agent like they use for plastics. May even just try Krylon fusion? Maybe spray bed-liner coating or plasti-dip?

Also, I've never been into a set of shocks before and was wondering what it took to rebuild theses. There looks to be a nut on the shaft into the lower shock body that needs to be removed with a spanner and I'd guess it'd be fairly self explanatory after that, other than trying to get the new close dimensioned seals.

Thanks.

Dave

[gregg]

Thanks guys for the responses. Rich was able to direct me to the almost correct seal size.

Gregg

[gregg]

Dave,
To take the shock apart, you need to locate the two very small punch points on the spanner nut. You need to drill those clear then I used a set of needle nose pliers and a cresent wrench to remove the spanner nuts. ( My spanner tool didnt work) Once you remove that, the internal shaft and other parts will follow. To remove the seals from the spanner nut, I had to use dental picks and a ton of patience. To get the parts off of the shaft, I had to grind off the end where the nut is and then remove the nut. Mine were filled with a goopy mixture of oil. I bead blasted the alum. bodies and I am have the shafts re-chromed. As for my springs, I am also having those re-chromed back to original.

Gregg

[michael_perrett]

I started to rebuild my KYB shocks to install new shafts. I used a Harbor Freight Tools spanner wrench from their 4 inch grinder. The pins fit the holes in the seal nut quite nicely. I had to heat and bend the spanner fingers to close up the gap on the spanner to match up with the seal nut. Only took a few minutes to modify.
Mike

[michael_perrett]

Have the new shafts in the KYB's. I removed 2.5 ounces of fluid from one of them. Anyone, who has rebuilt these, have any info on the correct amount of fluid?
Mike Perrett

[racerclam]

2.5 oz is correct , if you saw a little film on the outside before you took it apart it doesnt amount to anything measurable. Like a car that has a 3inch circle of oil on the driveway amounts to only 1/2 teaspoon . KINDA !

Rich

[rdbrooks14]

ON a related note sort of... I have rebuild instructions for Curnett Shocks is anyone needs them... I thought I had them for KYBs as well but cannot find them. Let me know..

Bob in MD