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rdoss · Oct 27th, 2012, 04:33 AM

It seems that I may have adjusted my shocks to far out. They will not hold in place and don't appear to work at all. Any suggestions on where I should go from here? Besides to the nearest bar for a stiff drink...which is not sounding like a bad idea! Ugh!

Iceman24 · Oct 27th, 2012, 07:14 AM

Whet you say "too far out" what do you mean, or what did you do to make them function this way???

rdoss · Oct 27th, 2012, 10:08 AM

I think I spun the pre-load adjuster out to far. Adjuster plate popped out past the snap ring. What do I need to do to "reset" the shock to factory setting? Thanks for responding to my question...this is about to run me crazy!

Jack Klarich · Oct 27th, 2012, 05:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rdoss View Post

It seems that I may have adjusted my shocks to far out. They will not hold in place and don't appear to work at all. Any suggestions on where I should go from here? Besides to the nearest bar for a stiff drink...which is not sounding like a bad idea! Ugh!

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gator508 · Oct 28th, 2012, 08:42 AM

Be sure you have both adjusted to the same amount of preload or the handling will be a bit shakey, ie, same number of turns on adjuster plate or threads showing.

Oct 27th, 2012, 07:14 AM	#2
Iceman24 Community Leader Ride: 09 FLHX Street Glide Join Date: Sep 13th, 2009 Location: Eastern NE Posts: 3,434 My Mood:	Re: Rear shocks adjusted to far out? Whet you say "too far out" what do you mean, or what did you do to make them function this way??? __________________ MSgt, USAF (Retired) 09 FLHX - Vivid Black 05 XL1200C - SOLD

Oct 27th, 2012, 10:08 AM	#3
rdoss New Family Ride: 2005 Heritage Softail Classic Join Date: Oct 27th, 2012 Posts: 2 My Mood:	Re: Rear shocks adjusted to far out? I think I spun the pre-load adjuster out to far. Adjuster plate popped out past the snap ring. What do I need to do to "reset" the shock to factory setting? Thanks for responding to my question...this is about to run me crazy!

Oct 27th, 2012, 05:07 PM	#4
Jack Klarich Contributor$ Ride: 2007 Streetbob Join Date: Sep 25th, 2009 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 13,594 My Mood:	Re: Rear shocks adjusted to far out? Quote: Originally Posted by rdoss View Post It seems that I may have adjusted my shocks to far out. They will not hold in place and don't appear to work at all. Any suggestions on where I should go from here? Besides to the nearest bar for a stiff drink...which is not sounding like a bad idea! Ugh! Harley Davidson Community (Softail Shock Adjustment) Start over again after reading here? __________________ CAPITAL JACK( Nuff Said, We're Burnin Daylight, Let's Ride)

Oct 28th, 2012, 08:42 AM	#5
gator508 Community Guru Wannabe Ride: 2008 FXSTC Join Date: Jun 25th, 2009 Location: Gulf Coast AL. Posts: 1,264 My Mood:	Re: Rear shocks adjusted to far out? Be sure you have both adjusted to the same amount of preload or the handling will be a bit shakey, ie, same number of turns on adjuster plate or threads showing.

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