Alta supplied tools?

[Silent But Dirty]

Haha, Alta supplied tools... I was just thinking about them yesterday. Does anyone know what this 17mm socket is for, and why is it so special that it needed to be included in the tool kit?

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It's for adjusting high speed compression on the shock.

 

[Judaslefourbe]

@Judaslefourbe , any progress on this? I'm heading to my dealer on Saturday to pick up some parts I ordered. I planned on asking them again if they found them.

Sorry I dropped the ball. Could you PM me the details again?

 

[bluefxstc]

I got the tools, but only one key, I will also be calling my dealer

My second key was in the box of tools.

 

[Philip]

My second key was in the box of tools.

There is a dedicated place for it there, in the lower left corner. link

 

[WoodsWeapon]

My second key was in the box of tools.

Yes I found it there when I sold the MX.

 

[Fod]

Haha, Alta supplied tools... I was just thinking about them yesterday. Does anyone know what this 17mm socket is for, and why is it so special that it needed to be included in the tool kit?

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rear shock HSC adjustment!

 

[Philip]

It's for adjusting high speed compression on the shock.

rear shock HSC adjustment!

How did you guys know? Any regular 17mm wrench would work much better. I suspect that nobody on this forum has used this tool for what it was intended. I'd rather have received an Alta sticker than this socket.

 

[Silent But Dirty]

How did you guys know? Any regular 17mm wrench would work much better. I suspect that nobody on this forum has used this tool for what it was intended. I'd rather have received an Alta sticker than this socket.

All the other tools are used on suspension, so I just assumed that one was too.

I would agree with you. Only tool in this box that I use is the spanner for shock adjustment

 

[Speedkills]

Alta’s dealer page is a bit confusing here, which I think is leading dealers to just ignore it. My EXR came with the same toolkit my SM came with. When I looked at the dealer page it had a bunch of checkboxes to keep the dealers from forgetting things, but the dealer didn’t agree with the checkboxes. So on my EXR it said “dealer supplied toolbox” with a checkbox, and “dealer supplied air pump” with a checkbox, but the dealer said the EXR isn’t supposed to come with an air pump.

 

[Fod]

How did you guys know? Any regular 17mm wrench would work much better. I suspect that nobody on this forum has used this tool for what it was intended. I'd rather have received an Alta sticker than this socket.

Doh...didn't know SBD answered it. I use it quite a bit and actually prefer the alta tool over my ratchet/socket.