HowTo: RT seat and trunk shock strut replacement

[2dogs]

Sadly 2dogs what you post is true. I keep saying I sure like my 2020 RTL, on the long ride I always have that uneasy feeling this thing is gonna crap out on me a long way from nowhere but that can happen with the TriGlide or whatever. Not that I am partial to HD, not so, just they seem to be dealers everywhere.

You and I couldn't live any further apart if we tried but we think exactly alike. I have a mindset that if my ride goes fubar miles from home, I just turn it into another adventure.

 

[Allen42]

A long thin flat blade screwdriver is definitely a key tool for that seat shock.

I want to say that Show Chrome knocked this offering out of the park! Better than the OEM!

Yep, just got mine and replaced it in about 10 minutes, six of which were watching some videos on YouTube. Both shocks even have a small notch in the back to pry the clip up. Do NOT remove the clip, just pry it straight out from the back far enough so that you can pull the shock off the ball. (Try not to pry one side more than the other.) Same thing helps when putting the new one on, pry it up a bit from the back, puling both tabs inside back equally enough to pop it back on the ball, then pull the screwdriver back out. Then make sure the clip re-seated itself. Easy peasy.

 

[Churchill]

Can I find this shock kit in Maggie Valley during the Spyder Rally?

 

[bikerbillone]

There is a new clip version out if you want to take a look. Looks like a much easier install.

https://www.slingmods.com/canam-spyder-rt-flip-up-seat-support-bracket-spyder-extras