Removing top nut from Tokico Illumina
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Removing top nut from Tokico Illumina
After compressing the springs on my shock assembly, I can't remove the top nut from the shock because the entire shaft spins with the nut....I can't clamp the shaft because I dont want to damage it. Is there a trick to this? This is for an fd by the way. Thanks.
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i tried two things: first I bought the smallest wrench I could fit on the flat part of the top of the shaft to hold it while I turned the nut but it kept slipping and f'ing up the threads.
Then I was out of ideas and brought it to a shop and they used an impact and it came right off....only wish I checked this thread earlier I would have wasted less time.
Thanks!
Then I was out of ideas and brought it to a shop and they used an impact and it came right off....only wish I checked this thread earlier I would have wasted less time.
Thanks!
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Hey dude. I just did this this afternoon. On Konis, you need an 8 or 9mm at the very top to hold the shaft and then you can take the big nut off with a 19mm. Tokicos might or might not be similar... PM me if you need some help. I think I might be free tomorrow and I am living in Astoria now.
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