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Ok. Silly question time again. I'm taking delivery of a set of progressive 440s today.
Never having changed rear shocks before, will I need any special tools? do I need to compress the shocks to get them to fit? Any tips or advice much appreciated.
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3/4 Throttle
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Just have someone lift the back end of the bike by the rear mudguard or put the bike on a lift until the rear wheel clears the ground.
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Yup, that's what I did.
All you need is a rachet and a helper to lift the rear fender enough take some weight off the shocks.
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Do be careful to slowly torque the bolts back to spec, it's awfully easy to over tighten them and compress the bushing.
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Not so shocking! Yeah, I know... 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I think if you do one shock at a time you don't need to jack it up...
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Also, recheck the torque on those shock bolts occasionally.
--Tom
02 TBA; 130 mains; TBS; Nology Coils&Wires;Unifilter/opened Airbox; -AI/snorkels; -2 baffles;Progressive 440s & Springs
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Thanks for the advice folks. As it so happens I didn't recieve the shocks today, couriers (city link) somehow managed to get parcel labels mixed up. They now say that they're trying to track my shocks, and I should get them in the near future (when ever that is) 
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How old is your bike? The old bushings might be frozen on. I had to rip the old shock off the bushing and tackle the frozen bushing by its self with a little bit of penetrating spray and a visegrip.Have a helper a round to help steady the bike!!
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Fe Butt
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I had the frozen bushing issue when I lowered Wendy's bike and it was only a year old.
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Saddle Sore
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Ditto the frozen rubber bushing. It's like the factory glued them on.
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Should be Riding
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mine came right off after 7 years
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Thanks again for advice. Shocks arrived this morning, now fitted. No sticking issues, just have to wait for rain to stop so I can take her out for a test ride. 
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