I went to pull off the belt to change the red dust of death pulley and behold, the rear bottom shock bolt is bent like a small v. Does BRP not test their metal? I weigh 152#, wife 128#, so what is the deal? This bike is stating to concern me, I love riding the Spyder F3, but the quality of parts is not there. Case hardened metal should not bend like this. Just got the new front sprocket and it is white, not like the old one.
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My F3's rear bottom shock bolt is bent, what is the deal?
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Wmoater
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Is the bolt silver or black? Black hardened steel is OEM. If it’s silver, then someone replaced it with lower grade bolt. It's pretty hard to bend a hardened bolt. The bar itself would be bent under it and the saddle or U the shock bolts goes in would be bent in. We’ve messed up many shocks on wheelers but never bent a shock bolt. The saddle will break before the bolt. I can’t see how it can bend without cracking the saddle. Is the shock OEM? If someone removed the shock and it was extended, they might have tried to put the bolt through one side of the saddle, then angle the bolt into the shock to force it to align, then pound it through and bend it up to go through other side. NEVER USE the bolt to align the holes. Compress with a ratchet strap, slide bolt in, and release.
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
If you have had any service work done (???) using the SHOCK bolt to lift the rear could have done that!!! I use a small wood block wider than the SHOCK bolt TABS and lift the rear - never bent the Bolt ..... Mike
I didn't know that. I see plenty of posts recommending lifting the rear just that way and that's what I do.
Where should I lift from then?
I like Mike's suggestion of using a wood block, but it's still lifting at that point...
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
Those metal Tabs are strong and welded to the frame. I have used them dozens & dozens of times never bent anything ..... Mike :thumbup:
trikermutha
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My shock bolt was silver and was from the factory that way. Now I went after market on the shocks and the bolt bent so I went with a 10.9 versus a 8.8 bolt. Last I checked it is not bent.
PMK
Active member
It is bent from the rear shock bottoming out. You mention F3, and some versions were undersprung. Does yours have the two up or whatever they call it rear shock and spring?
Always kind of funny to read how jacking by the lower shock eyelet will bend the bolt. Seriously guys, if the bolt is supporting the Spyders static weight without bending, and you placed a jack under the shock to raise the Spyder, the same amount of weight is applied into the shock and spring. The load on the bolt is decreased to simply the hanging weight of the swingarm and rear wheel.
The reason to not jack a Spyder under the swingarm tabs or shock eyelet would be possibly bending the swingarm tabs.
Someone, somewhere, not saying its you, has the minimal skills required to bend the swingarm tabs. Same people break bowling balls, and ruin hammer. Simply someone has to do it...
Always kind of funny to read how jacking by the lower shock eyelet will bend the bolt. Seriously guys, if the bolt is supporting the Spyders static weight without bending, and you placed a jack under the shock to raise the Spyder, the same amount of weight is applied into the shock and spring. The load on the bolt is decreased to simply the hanging weight of the swingarm and rear wheel.
The reason to not jack a Spyder under the swingarm tabs or shock eyelet would be possibly bending the swingarm tabs.
Those metal Tabs are strong and welded to the frame. I have used them dozens & dozens of times never bent anything ..... Mike
Someone, somewhere, not saying its you, has the minimal skills required to bend the swingarm tabs. Same people break bowling balls, and ruin hammer. Simply someone has to do it...
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
Gwolf
Well-known member
F3, most of the heavy weight is well forward of the shock bolt by a good bit. You can jack on the frame 3 to 5 inches forward of the shock bolt and the bike will not try to tip backwards. Most all the major weight is the front end, the engine, and fuel tank. It is well forward. There is really no reason to jack up on the shock bolt.
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