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AzPilot

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My local Harley shop is telling me the rear shocks on the 2015 Street Glide Special must be turned upside down to mount the docking hardware. Has everyone had to do that??? Thank you for the assistance.
 
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Yes, When I changed out to Progressive shocks, it also states that in the instructions.
 
They won't fit right side up. HD shop installed my docking setup when I bought the bike. Only the right side needs to be turned. You can't turn the left upside down.

Also, the Monroe air shocks work fine with the HD docking system.
 
I knew the air shocks would be fine. They want to charge me 1.5 hours to do it. If they only need to turn one, is that too much time? I am always skeptical of maintenance shops. Thanks for the post RoadWarrior!
 
Imo this should be done for free. The right shock is flipped by error and should be corrected at their expense.

It must have been just a few employees doing this wrong to be an inconsistent install and only affecting one year. Luckily my 14 shocks are both right side up.

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AzPilot said:
I knew the air shocks would be fine. They want to charge me 1.5 hours to do it. If they only need to turn one, is that too much time? I am always skeptical of maintenance shops. Thanks for the post RoadWarrior!
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No way it takes 1.5 hours to flip the shock.
 
Thanks for all the info everyone. I do have another shop that I used for my Softail, that won't overcharge. I will try them. Thanks again.
 
AzPilot said:
I knew the air shocks would be fine. They want to charge me 1.5 hours to do it. If they only need to turn one, is that too much time? I am always skeptical of maintenance shops. Thanks for the post RoadWarrior!
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My dealer flipped it for free while I watched. It took 5 minutes, including the time to remove the saddlebag and put it back on.
 
Sooooo, every Rushmore has to have this done for the detachables? I haven't put them on yet but was planning for sometime in 2016.

David
 
It's only the specials as the standards have the air shocks which are harder to assemble upside down. From what I've read it's only 2015 models that were assembled wrong. Pull your right saddlebag, look at the shock. The big cylinder should be at the top and the exposed rod at the bottom. The left shock has the preload knob which is also at the top along with its cylinder.

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Mine were correct from the factory on my 2015 SGS So we're all 12 15 SGS at the dealer when I checked..


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Wondering why you don't just do it yourself, it takes 10 minutes tops even if you don't know what your doing. I wouldn't give a stealership one cent to do something that 1) they should do for free and 2) I can do myself and keep them from touching my bike and possibly screw something up. If you have a manual and a torque wrench it's a piece of cake. Matter of fact if your in Chandler your only 268 miles from my house in Indio, ride on over and I'll do it for you. LOL
 
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wondering why you don't just do it yourself, it takes 10 minutes tops even if you don't know what your doing. I wouldn't give a stealership one cent to do something that 1) they should do for free and 2) i can do myself and keep them from touching my bike and possibly screw something up. If you have a manual and a torque wrench it's a piece of cake. Matter of fact if your in chandler your only 268 miles from my house in indio, ride on over and i'll do it for you. Lol
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++1 . . . What he said!
 
The docking hardware comes with instructions that are easy to follow.

I have had such bad experiences with my stealership that I will not go back there.
 
I'm sorry but I am so confused after reading everything about the shock. My left one is correct, with the adjustment on top. The right one appears to be upside down, as the rod on the shock is at the top. Is this correct for mounting the docking mounts or does mine need to be turned upside down from the current position??? Can someone post a picture of what is upside down and what is not? And what position the right shock needs to be in to mount the 4-point system? That might help.

Also, for those that have done this themselves...You literally unbolt it, turn it over, and bolt it back on? There is nothing else to it??? Thanks again for all the posts and help.
 
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azglocker said:
It's only the specials as the standards have the air shocks which are harder to assemble upside down. From what I've read it's only 2015 models that were assembled wrong. Pull your right saddlebag, look at the shock. The big cylinder should be at the top and the exposed rod at the bottom. The left shock has the preload knob which is also at the top along with its cylinder.

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http://www.harley-davidson.com/store/hand-adjustable-rear-shocks-pa-03-5468010--1
Mounting instructions are under the more info tab. These are the oem shocks for the SGS

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