Sway-A-Way Coilover Rebuild - Page 5
This is a pictorial version of the maintenance that I did on my Sway-A-Way RaceRunner shocks. It is a record of my own personal experience and is NOT intended to be a replacement for the manufacturers installation instructions and/or recommendations.
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Once the circlip is removed, you can pull the shaft assembly out of the can. Make sure you have some rags under it, because some oil may run over the sides of the can when you remove it. |
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Here is a pic of the shaft assembly removed from the can. (click pic to enlarge.) |
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Now you can remove the can from the vice and dump out the old oil into your recycled oil container. I took a picture of a sample of the old and new oil. The picture doesn't really show it well, but the Torco oil has a reddish-purple color to it. |
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Here is a description of the seal carrier, and the piston. You will be removing these two assemblies from the shaft next. (click pic to enlarge.) |
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