Front track shock question

[Blainelukens]

Can’t seem to find anything on a search, Brett Rasmussen’s YouTube videos just show a trough axle on the bottom of the shock that pulls apart. Sled is a 19 and has the little boggie wheels with a snap ring holding them on. Do I remove that ring then the wheel comes off and use a puller to get the bearing off? I’m trying to put my Elka shocks on and not having a ton of luck. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks

 

[caper11]

Your going to need a press to carefully remove those wheels and reinstall them

 

[Unregisteredskidoomike1203]

Can’t seem to find anything on a search, Brett Rasmussen’s YouTube videos just show a trough axle on the bottom of the shock that pulls apart. Sled is a 19 and has the little boggie wheels with a snap ring holding them on. Do I remove that ring then the wheel comes off and use a puller to get the bearing off? I’m trying to put my Elka shocks on and not having a ton of luck. Anyone have any experience with this? Thanks

Yes if you look close the theaded part of the shaft pushes through the whole thing

 

[duncan76]

When I put my raptor kinetics on i just put the wheel on top of a big vise with the shaft and shock under the vise and used a brass hammer and tapped the shaft a couple times it until the wheel popped off. You shouldn't have to take the snap ring off the wheel to get it off the shaft that's to get the bearing out of the wheel.

 

[Blainelukens]

Thanks caper11 that’s kinda what I figured, pull c-clip then take wheel off of bearing. So you can then grab a hold of bearing to pull/press it off. Then axle should slide though shock, am I missing something?

Unregisteredskidoomike1203 I don’t see what your talking about, the black plastic inside of the metal axle doesn’t go all the way though. It’s just on the ends.

 

[Blainelukens]

Duncan76 I’ll try that first sounds way easier, thanks for the reply everyone

 

[jcjc1]

I removed the c-clip then was able to get the wheel off just by tapping around its edge with a rubber mallet. This then allows you to get a bearing puller on the bearing and it will easily slide off the shaft. To replace the bearing, I cut a piece of pvc pipe of the correct diameter and placed this over the bearing followed by a block of wood. Tapped it back into place with a hammer. Easy job.

 

[Unregisteredskidoomike1203]

Thanks caper11 that’s kinda what I figured, pull c-clip then take wheel off of bearing. So you can then grab a hold of bearing to pull/press it off. Then axle should slide though shock, am I missing something?

Unregisteredskidoomike1203 I don’t see what your talking about, the black plastic inside of the metal axle doesn’t go all the way though. It’s just on the ends.

No mean the shaft it self not the wheel or snap ring just push the shaft