Did I get a twisted 636 shock?

1176 Views 18 Replies 14 Participants Last post by mattjmartin, Feb 19, 2009

FireBear

Discussion Starter · Feb 18, 2009

Looked both at ebay pictures and install pictures on the forum and I can't decisively tell if the ebay shock I bought is twisted, or if they're supposed to be like that.

In both pictures I've tried to line the camera's shooting angle up with the top bolt's orientation. You can see that the bottom thru holes are aligned differently. Didn't want to get the bike apart and realize I had a problem, which is why I'm asking here.

Thanks.

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tcl

· #2 · Feb 18, 2009

Just twist it back.

dmmcd

· #3 · Feb 18, 2009

The shaft is free to rotate, only held in place by the spring tension, so as stated above, just twist it to align it.

FireBear

Discussion Starter · #4 · Feb 18, 2009

thanks. lets close the thread before many more people know how stupid i am.

hsilman

· #5 · Feb 18, 2009

lol I saw that picture and the answer and I seriously thought to myself "I can definitely see myself thinking the exact same thing"

JCU Delt Ox

· #6 · Feb 18, 2009

Send it to the top!

nucular

· #7 · Feb 18, 2009

If you put that thing on your bike, you will start burning blinker fluid like nobody's business.

maxxdope

· #8 · Feb 18, 2009

nucular said:
If you put that thing on your bike, you will start burning blinker fluid like nobody's business.

wha....wh...what?

FireBear

Discussion Starter · #9 · Feb 18, 2009

come on now. it's not /that/ noob of a question, is it?

I know a lot about engines, having had the top end of my GS apart on a number of occasions and being a mechanical engineer. Just haven't ever touched suspension - as is now more than obvious.

Doormatt

· #10 · Feb 18, 2009

ahh.. the internet.. where stupidity will last for a lifetime.

jk, not that bad of a question.

intel_killer

· #11 · Feb 18, 2009

So this should be a sticky?

nucular

· #12 · Feb 18, 2009

No it's not that noob - I was just teasing. I think the time I got progressive shocks for my 84 shadow i had the same question. There was just no internet around for people to mock me on.

G

· #13 · Feb 18, 2009

I've been known to be stupider on occasion.

LSCYCLING

· #14 · Feb 18, 2009

this is stupid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlYymSFq5L4

G

· #15 · Feb 18, 2009

no matter how many times I watch that moron, it's still funny.

cfreger

· #16 · Feb 18, 2009

Wait. You're a mechanical engineer?

beater74

· #17 · Feb 19, 2009

please ask us what mods you can do with a dremel.

motosliders

· #18 · Feb 19, 2009

I just won one as well. How much did you pay?

Of course, I found one that was in the wrong category. No bids, and with 3 hours to go the guy pulls the auction. I offered $30 for a different Buy it Now one ($20 shipping) and got it.

mattjmartin

· #19 · Feb 19, 2009

nucular said:
If you put that thing on your bike, you will start burning blinker fluid like nobody's business.

:lmao:

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