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Hey boys, I'm away from home and just got a new pair of shocks. Wanna try em out tonight but my FSM is home. Is there a torque spec for the bolts holding em on? Loctite? Any help will get me on the road faster!
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I've been riding since the late 60's and have never torqued shocks. Just make them fully tight.

As far as Locktite goes, I've never heard of shocks coming loose. Lots of stuff does but IME not shocks.
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