A buddy of mine put my sled over and busted off the control knob on my remote shock adjuster on my '02 600 CCE. The problem is that I purcased the new knob, but it looks like I have to take apart the reservoir to put it back on---there is a stop on top of the threaded rod and it looks like I'll have to spin it on from the bottom. My question is can I take the reservoir apart without having to recharge the oil that I would assume is in this reservoir? Would the top half of that reservoir be under pressure? I looked on Browns Leisure World's microfiche and couldn't really tell. I'm hoping one of you Cat nuts out there has had this problem and solved it---please help! Thanks in advance!
Bleedin' :devil:

Tell you what my father in law did he junked that whole setup, took it all off said it was a mess and extra weight. And he has a great ride with it anyways if you can set a suspension up then you will have a great ride.

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Bleedin' :devil:

Tell you what you can try. Disconnect the top adjustment knob portion from the rest of the shock via the quick disconnect down by the secondary clutch. This will relive any pressure because all the nitrogen is in the shock not in that handle. Once you have done this you should be able to unscrew the cap and replace the handle. Then reassemble. You may loose a few turns (loose some oil). But should last you through the season till you get a rebuild. Now I haven't done this, but I do rebuild my own shocks, including this one. So good luck. Should work fine.

i had to cut just below my nob on the piece that the nob screws down on. then just screwd the new on on.

rfmckee--that's what I was hoping that someone would say. I was thinking about it and when I read your post, I couldn't agree more. Besides, If I didn't try, I'd have to bring it in and have to pay to have it done---I'd just as soon try and mess it up if I gotta pay for it!! :D Thanks for all your posts folks. It sure is nice to have somewhere the shadetree mechanic can go for advice!
Bleedin' :devil:

yes just disconnect the adjuster line and you can open it up.theres a piston in there so you won't loose any oil when it's appart.

" rfmckee--that's what I was hoping that someone would say. I was thinking about it and when I read your post, I couldn't agree more. Besides, If I didn't try, I'd have to bring it in and have to pay to have it done---I'd just as soon try and mess it up if I gotta pay for it!! Thanks for all your posts folks. It sure is nice to have somewhere the shadetree mechanic can go for advice!
Bleedin' "


If your gonna bring it in and pay to have it fixed, you should hit your buddy up that rolled it over to put some money down on the repair. :D

Your not the one who broke it. :p

Oh yeah, if you can. I'd back it all the way off before you disconnect it just so you have the least amount of pressure on it. Good luck.