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Remove the bolts. Replace shock. Tighten bolts to the manufacturers recommended torque setting.
The softail has a swing arm with a shock system. Other models have two shocks mounted outside on pins.
Harley Davidson is a company that specializes in motorcycles. The Softail bike is a bike that includes shock absorbers and springs that are on the back wheel to help the rider avoid the shock of hitting bumps.
Ford recommends that you turn the bolt sideways and tighten with your fingers until they hurt.
The purpose of a heritage softail on a motorcycle is to absorb bumps on the road while riding. It is a type of rear suspension with spring loaded shock absorbers.
Remove 3 bolts, remove shock, insert shock, compress shock, replace bolts
remove the two upper mounting bolts inside the trunk, then remove the one on the axl, replace bolts when you replace the shock...
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You put the car up on jack stands - make sure it is secure - i typically put a spare tire under 1 of the wheels for safety in case one of the jack stands fall over - you can never be too careful - also make sure the location is flatyou have 2 bolts at the top of the shock and 1 bolt at the bottomundo the bolts and pull out the shock and replace shock with new onetighten up the bolts and head to the next shock
You put the car up on jack stands - make sure it is secure - i typically put a spare tire under 1 of the wheels for safety in case one of the jack stands fall over - you can never be too careful - also make sure the location is flatyou have 2 bolts at the top of the shock and 1 bolt at the bottomundo the bolts and pull out the shock and replace shock with new onetighten up the bolts and head to the next shock
Compress the shock spring with a spring compressor. Be very careful as the spring will be under several hundred pounds of pressure. Remove the shock bolts on both ends of the shock. Reverse the process to install the new shock.