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One shock bolt has a loose washer. The bolt doses have a shoulder on it and the bolt is tight but the washer is loose. Will this hurt anything or the handling of the bike? Thanks for the input.
It might vibrate and sound like a Gremlin bell but it's fine.
If it bothers you add more washers, but the shock needs to
pivot so don't add so many that it's too tight.
I have not taken the bolt out so I am not sure if the shoulder is tight against the mounting surface. It might me tight because the treads are bottomed our.
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