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From: Bonnyville Alberta ,
Help!!!!
Hellooo, to all. I removed my rear shocks off my 2012 Electra Glide , and layed them on table (bad move) some of the oil leaked out ,,Harley shop says they are now junk,,of course they are at $265 each from them ,,any way my question is , has anyone refilled them ? if so HOW,, how much oil goes back in and what kind ,also how to do it ,,thanks a lot for any help.
lesson learned ,,don't let any oil out of shocks . thanks again ,chris
lesson learned ,,don't let any oil out of shocks . thanks again ,chris
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From: Bonnyville Alberta ,
Hi mark , they don't have a leak , they are air shocks , and the oil came out of where you hook up the air ,
Ahhhh now it's making more sense. No clue on the air shocks never ran them. Maybe post the question in the technical or model specific section.
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Ok mark , thanks a lot
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HD says they are not serviceable. Several people, myself included, have drained and refilled our shocks with a slightly heavier oil. There are several threads on this forum on how to do this. I have a press, so what I did was to drain them by compressing them upside down and releasing the press with a hose in a bottle of fluid so they sucked it back in. This is a simplified explanation. I filled mine as much as I could without it coming back out when compressed. There are several ways it can be done but replacing them is not necessary. In fact if only a small amount came out, I wouldn't even worry about it.
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From: Bonnyville Alberta ,
HD says they are not serviceable. Several people, myself included, have drained and refilled our shocks with a slightly heavier oil. There are several threads on this forum on how to do this. I have a press, so what I did was to drain them by compressing them upside down and releasing the press with a hose in a bottle of fluid so they sucked it back in. This is a simplified explanation. I filled mine as much as I could without it coming back out when compressed. There are several ways it can be done but replacing them is not necessary. In fact if only a small amount came out, I wouldn't even worry about it.
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DIY system, I am running the Gabreal shocks & am very happy with it. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...installed.html
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