Are VN shocks gas or oil?

[Manual Calais]

Hey, just wondering if the standard rear shocks in a vn are gas or oil? and how to tell if they are leaking?
Also are they easy to take out?

thanks

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

All shocks have oil in them (except high end foam cell 4X4 shocks). The gas just stops the oil from cavitating (mixing with air and getting small bubbles through it) when in use. Factory VN shocks are not gas charged. To tell if they are leaking, look for a wet patch where the lower part of the shock goes up into the upper shield, if it looks wet and dirty at the top then they are leaking.

They are very easy to replace, one bolt at the bottom, then a nut at the top inside the boot. It is easier with two people, one to hold the shock and one to undo the nut inside the boot, as the shock will turn if not held still. You can do it on your own if you have long arms, reach in through the wheel arch to hold the shock while you undo the nut inside the boot with the other hand.

[Manual Calais]

cheers mate i pulled the gas shocks out of my smashed vn and am going to put them in my new one, when i put them back in should i put the top but on or the bolt down bottom first and is there anything that i could possibly do wrong just so i now since its for a rwc?

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

It is generally easier to fit the top one first, then fit the bottom one. Or at least put the top one through the hole and slip the eye over the mount on the bottom.

You can't really get it wrong, the only thing to watch is getting the washers and rubbers in the right order. Take note f how they are on the ones you take out and you will be right.

[Manual Calais]

thanks i did it today and it was simple. only issue was the ones i pt in out of my smahsed vnwhere shortened shos so i ha to jack ot u[ to put the bolt through the bottom, ut it shoul pass th roady then ill put the lowered springs in ( mind you they picked my rear shocks as leaking on the roady and i checked over the old ones after swaping them and they where fine, no wet spots or any signs of leaking, shits me sometimes, imagine if i didnt have a spare set, ide be lookin at a couple of hundred for nothing