1996 Road King

Somehow I have done something wrong and I am struggling to set it straight again.
I removed both upper shock hold down bolts and also removed the grab-rail to fender bolts to work on the bike and now I cannot get them back to where they should be. If I locate the shock bolts to the correct locations the grab-rail to fender holes are off location and I cannot secure any bolts there.
If I locate the grab-rail to fender holes first, I cannot locate the shock bolts to the correct location.


What did I do wrong and “HOW DO I CORRECT THIS”????

 

here are the sketches

 

Was the shock extended when you took them off? in your grafic, the shock is also extended. good luck

 

I have the bike on a lift, I never thought of looking at the shocks to see if they were extended. But even if they are seated or extended, how would that affect the fender as the fender is not attached to the swing arm or am I confused as what you are referring to!!!!!

 

I would think that you first need to install the grab rail.

After that, you can install the shock by raising/lowering the bike to match the shock holes.

 

I tried just that but the shock hole then would be off but not in the up or down axis, it would be off as in the 9 to 10 oclock position and not the 12 to 6 oclock position, I hope that makes sense!

 

once you install the grab rail bolts, can you even see the holes for the shocks?
Just want to make sure we are on the same page.
Terry

 

Are you installing the grab rail flipped (i.e. left side to the right)?

You should not be having that hard of a time with the parts you are dealing with... They are pretty straight forward. Usually, it is something very obvious that you are doing wrong. Keep looking and trying different ways.

You may also want to look at a Parts Manual, if you have it.

Good luck.

 

Yes you are correct, once the grab rail is attached the holes for the shocks are partially blocked, both sides.

 

No the grab rail is correct, this is a new grab rail, there was never an old one but it did have a 4bar luggage rack attached in the same holes, that is what I had removed.
This new grab rail mates very good with the covers that go from the grab rail mounts to the lower parts. It is the fender that looks like it has moved out of place!!!!