Motorcycle shock bolt snapping – Progressive shocks

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rebroker7

rebroker7

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Although this happenedon my American Ironhorse Texas Chopper, the Big Dog K-9 also uses the 422 progressive shocks mounted in a similar configuration.

The video shows what happened when the rear mounting shock bolt sheared off on the freeway at about 65 miles an hour!

Naturally, you can see this on my YouTube channel but I always add additional photos and details directly on my blog. Here's a hyperlink for those who are interested: Motorcycle shock bolt snapping
 
Th3InfamousI

Th3InfamousI

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Those bolts are a bitch and very hard to get a torque wrench on them and get leverage to get the recommended 100ft/lbs and Red Loctite. These bolts you definitely want to use on, so apply the heat when you remove them.

Glad nothing bad happened to you, it could have been a bad situation.

Always replace these bolts whenever you have your shocks off is good practice. Doesn't hurt to check the torque either at the beginning of the season.

That bolt will be a little fun to get out! Haha.

Looking forward to the second video.

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