Shock Inserts

[Jamie B4]

Wonder if someone could help recently had a look at my shocks and decided that the inserts had been in too long, so wanted to change them. Taken the old ones out ok but when I come to put the new ones in they will not click into place and when I take the tool out, the square part and a red washer are still on the end- Wonder if there is a trick to sorting this out or is it just a case of brute strength?

By inserts I mean 2 x red seals, 2 x small white plastic washers, 1 x big white washer and the square part that seals everything below.

[bigred5765]

are you sure you have them in the right order,the red o ring shouldn't be against the square plastic washer,

[Southwell]

Thin, o ring, fat, o ring, thin, square thing. Isn't that the order?

[super__dan]

Jamie are you putting all the parts on the tool and trying to assemble as 1? If so put things in and seat them down 1 peice at a time, this usually helps.

Looking forward to this job on my truck shocks tomorrow

[_sleigh_]

Southwell's got it.

[bigred5765]

nice one phill, could'nt find a picy,and remember plenty of lube.

[Jamie B4]

Yeh they are definately the right way like Phil showed - sorry didnt put them in the right order in my first comments - but am doing them the way phil showed and they just wont click in no matter how much pressure I put on them. Was wondering if there is some dirt that is stopping them or if I need to give them a good whack?

Thanks for the help Dan will try and put them in one at a time to seat them