Looking For Shock Spanner

[Dan_Lockwood]

Hello again.

I have my HT400 up on the lift and would very much like to lower my shocks from the mid adjustment to the softest setting.  I can by universal spanners for multiple sizes, but would just like to get the single flat steel on to fit my shocks.

Not sure how or where to measure the shocks to know the right size.  I've looked in most all of the Coleman/Hisun specific parts houses, but none offer anything like tools for the shocks.

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Dan

[Charles Hines]

Mine had the wrench included in the tool pack in the glove box.

 

[Dan_Lockwood]

Thanks Charles

I'm the fourth owner and this is a '21 UT400.  Things go missing very quickly when things change hands.

I called around and most places would not let me bring in a shock to trial fit, so I drew one up in AutoCAD and just cut it out on my CNC plasma table.  I made one out of 1/8" at first, and it worked for the front shocks, but the rear shocks are much heavier in the springs.  I bent the heck out of the 1/8" one, so I tweaked the back a bit around the shock and made this one out of 1/4" plate.  I still had to use a cheater pipe on the spanner handle, but they finally turned to the lowest settings.

Thanks for the replay!

Dan

 

[Charles Hines]

Looks better than the one in the tool box, I couldn’t get the rear spring adjuster to move using the one in the kit, but it came on the second softest notch, so I just left it.

 

[Dreadnought]

Dan, if you have a CNC plasma cutter I'm sure you know about McMaster-Carr but for others here's a link to spanners.

You're looking for a hook spanner, not a pin spanner. There are also adjustable spanners to fit a range of OD's.

They're a little pricey. Grainger would also have them.

spanner wrenches | McMaster-Carr

[Dan_Lockwood]

Thanks. 

I found plenty of spanners, just didn't know what size or how the measure them. So, for me, making one was the easiest as I could just use my digital calipers to measure exactly what I needed to make. Other than thinking 1/8" would work, the size was good. 

Dan