- Remove air out of shock
- Remove front shock bolt
- Move rear swing arm to access the rear shock bolt freely without damaging the frame
- Remove rear shock bolt
- Apply anti seize to threads of all bolts and waterproof grease to the shank (smooth portion) of the two shock bolts
- Install top shock bolt first to torque spec found on below
- Santa Cruz: https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-CA/archive/bikes
- Juliana: https://www.julianabicycles.com/en-US/support/tech
- Install rear shock bolt to correct torque setting
- Remove the 3 pivot bolts and washers
- Apply anti seize to theads and to the contact area of the washer supplied and the cone washer supplied with the bike, having anti-seize between aluminum and titanium is important
- Install bolts to the torque spec found in the links above
- Recheck that all bolts are tight.
- Enjoy the ride!