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van-man
4 June 09, 17:07
I have had the worst luck finding a 3mm hex that will get a good bite on the rear shock rear rebound adjuster without trying to round out, are there any other solutions that 848/1098/1198 riders have found?
DUCKRACER400
4 June 09, 17:10
Yeah do what I did ditch the crappy DU515 shock and buy the DU788 with the rebound and compression adjusters up top!!!! SO NICE CLICK CLICK!!


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van-man
4 June 09, 17:14
hehehe I knew I would get that, but I like my shock! it works well, and the price was right lol!
DUCKRACER400
4 June 09, 17:34
hehehe I knew I would get that, but I like my shock! it works well, and the price was right lol!

Hell i sold my DU515 on ebay for $500 and replaced it with the good one!! $1000!!! I did buy a kobalt ball driver extension for my ratchet that was about 4in that worked fine for the old shock!!!

HAVE SOMEONE ELSE PONY UP THE MONEY!!!:warning:
van-man
4 June 09, 22:20
unfortunately, I don't know anyone who is willing to help out in that capacity. If you do, make sure you keep up good relations!
markthebike
9 June 09, 19:38
Just drill out that hole in the swingarm a bit wider mate. I assume you are using a ball hex which is always a bit dodgy. Come on....get out that drill!
van-man
9 June 09, 22:50
Ya know, I didn't even consider that! Just a little bit longer on the slot would improve the access quite a bit. I think I'll do that.
jarelj
28 June 09, 18:33
That's what I did, just extended the hole lower about 1/4" and it made it a lot easier to get to.
Jim Brewer
4 July 09, 14:35
I'd suggest getting some of these hex drivers. They work at a pretty steep angle and are quite well made. I have 2 sets of them...

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Tifosi
7 July 09, 21:45
Great thread, I purchased a ball-end 3mm wrench off of EBay last week after endless searches at Homie Depot, Lowes and Sears...they only sell them in sets:( I never thought about reaming out the hole in the swingarm, I'll see how the new wrench works first.
Montfort
16 July 09, 19:42
Another option that works great for me is the long 3mm ball end Blue Point tool from SnapOn - part no. YA9218. Dave
hayden08
23 July 09, 12:39
Jasson at DOS has a single 3mm driver you can buy from him. if you just want to buy one driver.
markthebike
1 August 09, 23:45
So Van did you crack out the drill or did you buy a different 3mm ball end?
van-man
2 August 09, 01:16
Drill baby! put a 1/2" hole as low as I could and now its almost a straight shot!

I have rebound adjustment again! :hooray:
markthebike
2 August 09, 01:39
Nothing like a drill or a hammer to solve a problem eh?

Glad I could be of assistance. Maybe I should moderate the technical section of this site?

Unfortunately all advice given would probably require a drill or hammer :lol:
van-man
2 August 09, 09:45
I like drills, but hammers scare me... probably because I get along with them too much :)