Working on swapping out a rebuilt shock, I was attempting to get more clearance to drop the swing arm into a side stand mount void and in attempting to remove the left muffler attachment bands going from the exhaust crossover back to the extension the muffler slides into, it broke. They're probably the originals and rusted through pretty good, so no surprise there; should have just left it alone as I ended up loosening the step/pedal mount farther to get the lower shock bolt out (it'll be going back in the opposite orientation as was suggested in other posts).
They're both available online but the side 18372-MAT-000 for some reason is more expensive than the right 18371-MAT-000. In looking at them, there are tabs that locate on the clamped pieces but my question is are they reversible, ie, buy two rights and use one on each side? The only thing I can see is that the bolts would be oriented opposite on the one side, which isn't a big deal to me all else being equal. Anyone have experience or know whether a left can be used on the right as well or vice versa for that matter? The parts diagram shows the bolts being accessible from the bottom, but there are several notches the tab could fit into; mine were oriented horizontally (front/back) vs top/bottom where I could see top access being an issue were they mounted that way. Thanks!
***UPDATE*** I went ahead and ordered both from Partzilla, along with the lower shock mount roller bearing, dust seals and insert.
They're both available online but the side 18372-MAT-000 for some reason is more expensive than the right 18371-MAT-000. In looking at them, there are tabs that locate on the clamped pieces but my question is are they reversible, ie, buy two rights and use one on each side? The only thing I can see is that the bolts would be oriented opposite on the one side, which isn't a big deal to me all else being equal. Anyone have experience or know whether a left can be used on the right as well or vice versa for that matter? The parts diagram shows the bolts being accessible from the bottom, but there are several notches the tab could fit into; mine were oriented horizontally (front/back) vs top/bottom where I could see top access being an issue were they mounted that way. Thanks!
***UPDATE*** I went ahead and ordered both from Partzilla, along with the lower shock mount roller bearing, dust seals and insert.
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