The manual calls for 8.3 oz. of automatic transmission oil for an lt500,
Install the ressi hose back onto the shock.
Lube all seals, o rings, and shock body with atf, coat the inside of shock body with atf.
Hold the shock body almost vertical in a vise with soft jaws on top shock mount.
Dip the seal head ,piston and valve stack in shock fluid (atf) then slowly slide the shaft assembly back into the body. Insert shaft/valve stack till it bottoms out in the shock body.
Hold up the seal ring head and pour in as much shock fluid/atf as possible.
Clamped at an angle I tap on the end of the rod with a screwdriver handle while i rotate the rod around, and around...slowly...so all sides of the piston are pointing up at one time or another so all air can escape....once i think all the bubbles are pretty much done.......I re clamp the shock straight up and down.
Now push the seal ring down into its position in the shock body and install the seal head retainer clip. Rotate the clip to make sure it is seated completely and correctly. Tap the end cap back into place.
Now turn the shock in the vise so the ressi hose port is on top.
To get the remainder of the oil in the shock pour the rest of the atf shock fluid into the disassembled ressi body.
Black rubber Bladder must not be installed in ressi and ressi hose must be connected to shock body. Hold the ressi up above the shock to get the fluid to flow down hose into the shock.
Work the shaft all the way up and down SLOWLY to suck in the fluid and bleed out the sir. Continue till shock is full of fluid and there are no air bubbles escaping.
The manual calls for 8.3 oz. of automatic transmission oil for an lt500,
IMHO the more oil you can get into the shock,the more air you can bleed out, the better.
Assemble ressi and bladder, pour a little fluid in bottom of ressi before sliding bladder into ressi body. Some fluid should spill out from the top of ressi when inserting the bladder Put cap on bladder before inserting into ressi body. Reinstall ressi cap retaining clip.