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Sorry to ask but its a KIP thing

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Hi all can I ask for a bit more help.I'm all ready to do the piston and even bought the on line manual but i'm still not sure about the kip activator rod, when I undo it and then do it up again where do I support it I was told that you pull the rubber boot back and fine a flat section on the rod tube about half way down where you need to hold it with grips, but the manual shows you supporting it with a spanner near the KIP valve head.
Can some one be kind I tell me which one is right.
Thanks I hate to ask and look dum but I dont want to break any thing.
Thanks Jono
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Post by rattlesnake_06 »

I just grabbed mine with a cresent wrench on the flay spots under the rubber boot.
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Post by scheckaet »

i use the flatspot too when I take it apart AND when I out it back together.
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scheckaet wrote:i use the flatspot too when I take it apart AND when I out it back together.
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Post by KarlP »

I usually find that heating the nut a bit with a propane torch will loosen the locktite.
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Post by GreatBritishRob »

You doing any competitions this year Jono?
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