Hagon Shock

[Paul Rochdale]

When removing the Hagon gas shock from my 1989 R100GS-Paris Dakar the steel inner sleeve of the bottom bush stayed behind on the pin. It seems not all shock bushes have steel sleeves. Should mine have one if so it's seized onto the pin? Hagons won't send me a new bush saying they'd like to see it first.

 

[Thunder]

When removing the Hagon gas shock from my 1989 R100GS-Paris Dakar the steel inner sleeve of the bottom bush stayed behind on the pin. It seems not all shock bushes have steel sleeves. Should mine have one if so it's seized onto the pin? Hagons won't send me a new bush saying they'd like to see it first.

Got a pic?

 

[cobbster]

I had the same thing happen to me, I ended up taking the pin out with bush and putting in lathe and turning the bush off.

 

[Bendy toy]

If its a faulty unit, Hagon will replace it. Reasonably, they'll want to see it first.

 

[Paul Rochdale]

It's an oldish Hagon Gas Shock and it seems a previous owner has fitted a piece of Neoprene tube in the bottom eye when the rubber one failed. The steel inner piece has seized onto the pin so I thought it a simple job just to get a replacement bush but they want me to post it to them so they can examine it. I've tried Mole grips and WD40 but I'm certain it requires heat, more heat than my simple gas canister whatsit can provide.

 

[VAL. H.]

It's an oldish Hagon Gas Shock and it seems a previous owner has fitted a piece of Neoprene tube in the bottom eye when the rubber one failed. The steel inner piece has seized onto the pin so I thought it a simple job just to get a replacement bush but they want me to post it to them so they can examine it. I've tried Mole grips and WD40 but I'm certain it requires heat, more heat than my simple gas canister whatsit can provide.

Post a pic of the bush before you get carried away with the mole grips. Better to make sure your trying to remove something that can be removed.




Val.

 

[Paul Rochdale]

Val

There is no bush, just a piece of yellowing neoprene tube. The steel tube (inner bush or whatever you call it) is jammed on the pin. Some Triumphs have bottom bushes on their shocks without the steel inner, and that is why I've asked.

 

[Kenny]

My Wilbers also stuck exactly like yours on my R100GS para......gentle heat, penetrating oil, more heat , two pry-bars and an angry Vern eventually got it off
From what I've read the para has form for this as nobody copperslips the buggers when they put them on

 

[Jeremy Wilton]

For what it's worth, I had a similar problem - but the threads on the 'pin' on mine were stripped. The whole stud thing can be unscrewed and a new (or good second hand one) can be screwed back in. Unseizing it should be easy then?

 

[Rob Farmer]

I have a bevel box with a stuck hagon bush on it in my stash.

Watch those hagons though. I had one shear off at the top mounting. Not a pleasant experience to have the back end drop at speed, fortunately it wedged in the frame tube so didn't drop all the way onto the wheel.It fractured at the weld contact points.

 

[Rob Farmer]

My Wilbers also stuck

No chance of my wilbers sticking the bush was slightly too big from new

 

[Paul Rochdale]

Well Hagon's thought the shock was elderly and asked me to post it to them for examination. I actually wanted just the bush to fit myself. Oh well, it was a sunny morning so I drove up to their Hainault factory with the shock. Very nice people. Sat down with a cuppa Drinking Chocolate and read a bike magazine. There were three nice Hagons grasstrack bikes and a Triumph sprinter in the foyer. Twenty minutes later and it came backed fitted - £18. It seems the M60006 shock is about ten years ago but as it was working well last time I rode her, I'll keep her. The powder coated coil spring is flaking so I must borrow some spring clamps and get it re-done.

Later drove down to the Woolwich Ferry and crossed over for the very first time. Unable to park in Greenwich Park as every ticket machine refused to accept my cards. Cash only. A superb view of London from the top of the hill.

 

[Paul Rochdale]

Well after being advised to get a pair of spring compressors, I took the Hagon (it's an M60006 by the way) apart as I want to re-powdercoat the coil spring. Well the spring compressors weren't needed as not only will they chip the new powdercoating when it's done, but the alloy collar can simply be unscrewed as there was no tension on the spring. There is a minute grub screw in the side of the collar to loosen first. Oh well at least the damper damps really well