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Dec 24, 2019 | 06:59 PM

City Worker

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Street glide shock question

I have a set of air shocks off a 06 street glide and they’ve been on my work bench and I noticed some oil coming out of the air lines my question is are they toast ? Or do I need to do a rebuild on them ? Are they worth putting on my Sporty ? I can’t afford Progressives.

Dec 24, 2019 | 08:35 PM

Dan89FLSTC

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They need to be kept upright or the oil will leak out.

Dec 25, 2019 | 12:40 AM

VAFish

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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC

They need to be kept upright or the oil will leak out.

What he said.

Since you don't know how much leaked out it is probably best to drain them out, then fill them with the proper amount and type of oil.

Dec 25, 2019 | 07:25 AM

Dan89FLSTC

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My `16 Road King`s came with air shocks, I realized that the best thing to so was throw them into the dumpster...

Dec 25, 2019 | 09:02 AM

Racepres

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC

My `16 Road King`s came with air shocks, I realized that the best thing to so was throw them into the dumpster...

Dumpster???
I suspect you are being Dramatic here... butt if Someone is taking that serious...
Dirty trick when there are Always some less fortunate, that need something you dislike!!!
I learned way back in the '70's to Never Throw Any Harley Part Away!!!!

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Dec 25, 2019 | 09:28 AM

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This video shows how to do an oil change fairly easily

hth,

T.

Dec 25, 2019 | 10:07 AM

City Worker

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Originally Posted by WKNDS

This video shows how to do an oil change fairly easily

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1upvM7udd8

hth,

T.

Thanks for the tutorial 🙏 looks simple enough just need to get my hands on that mighty vac pump and the shock pump. Amazon probably has em 👍

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Dec 25, 2019 | 05:30 PM

handirifle

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The Road King air shocks really improved the ride on my Sportster.

Actually some have turned the air shocks upside down and figured a way to "pump" them to drain the oil. Hint, connect an air line to it and put the line in a bucket or it will spray everywhere.