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How to change the front shock absorber on a Vespa 50.

Model: (Various brands) Various
Part: Shocks

In this video tutorial we can see how it is possible to change the front shock absorber on a Vespa 50. The first thing to do is to buy a new shock absorber; next step we have to disassemble the front wheel of the Vespa, to facilitate the disassembly of the front shock absorber. With a screwdriver we have to remove the cover; once the biscuit cover has been removed we have to disassemble two nuts, to do this we use a key of 13 and a key of 19, after having removed the nuts with the washers we must remove the underlying part of the biscuit. Now we are with the shock absorber and the fork attachment where all the rollers are. Now we have to remove the shock absorber from the inside; with a classic wrench we have to remove the bolt of 13 which is located on the head of the shock absorber; to help you can take a snap pliers and stop the head of the shock absorber. Once the 13 bolt has been removed, it will be enough to remove the shock absorber and that's it. Now we can replace the old shock absorber, positioning the new one and reassemble all the parts by proceeding backwards.

Posted on 29 July 2022 by ScegliAuto

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