| I'm no authority on this...but I managed to change both the chain/sprockets and the shock without any sort of excessive lifting.
To be honest it was a while ago I did the c&S so I can't remember exactly, but I'm sure the only real trouble I had was getting the 41mm nut off which was solid. Once this was off, i just leant the bike over a little (ie so it was resting against the wall (well protected)), slackened the chain right off, and removal the required items.
I did the same for the shock with a trolley jack under the gearbox. Things are a little unstable as it tends to be just at the balance point, so it thinks about lifting the front aswell, but with it leaning against the wall, with wooden blocks against the front wheel it was going nowhere. I only lifted the back wheel off the ground by mm's...just enough to allow for the bolts top and bottom to be removed.
There is a bit of a knack to it...but it was the first time I tried and it took me probably 35-40 minutes to change the shock over this way.
As i guess it comes down to how confident you are about doing stuff like this on your bike...otherwise look to borrow an abba stand...rather than buying one.  |