Appendix A - Basic Servicing Tools Required

Just as with almost every type of work, the better your tools are, the easier time you will have servicing the product. AST builds some of the basic tools for sale while some can be sourced at local hardware stores or online. The following is a listing of the basic tools required.

Pitcher with lip	15mm Wrench
Top Guide Tool	Inch-Pound Torque Wrench with 15mm Crow's Foot
Various Picks	Snap Ring Pliers
Aluminum plates or jaws for vice	Various “klem” blocks
Inflation kit (for schrader and needle)
Various Punches	3/8” Extension 12” Long
Dead Blow Hammer	Various Allen Head Sockets
3/8” Ratchet	Metric Deep Sockets

Service Guides

• Checking nitrogen pressure and installing a new fill plug
• Removing the top guide and shaft assembly
• Disassembly of the shaft assembly
• Assembly of the shaft assembly
• Installing shaft assembly into shock (floating piston set)
• Installing springs on 5000 Series
• Installing Top Mounts on 5200s and 5300s
• Purging Air from 2 and 3 way 5000 Series Dampers
• Installing the bottom guide for AST 4200s
• Appendix A - Basic Servicing Tools Required