Dave agreed to repair the rear shock from my 2006 RSTD. It had gotten very sloppy to ride with loose feel to rear and bottoming out pretty easily, as well as leaking oil for several months. After receipt and installation, I took it for a ride and was not sure it was the same bike! It felt very tight and responsive. There have been no further leaks. I borrowed a hand pump to adjust the air pressure. I put about 40 psi in the rear and 5 in the front shocks, as I was anticipating having my wife ride with me. I did not like the feel of the bike with the additional air in front shocks and took it out. I may drop the pressure a little in rear after she gets back to riding her bike again.
I did the work from a harbor freight bike lift (the big one). I put floor jack on one side ahead of shock and scissor jack on other side and brought bike up to where tire was barely touching. The bottom bolt is a piece of cake, but the upper bolt is a pain! I removed passenger floor boards and the plastic panels behind them and was able to loosen up the nut on top with extension with knuckle on end. Use of a board under tire allowed you to take pressure off bolt to work it out. There is an overflow tube on shock, in addition to air line. Try to figure out where the overflow tube is attached - when I pulled shock out, it came out but I had no idea where it attaches. Reinstallation of the upper bolt and nut are tricky if you have big hands, because the opening made by removal of the plastic panels is too small for my hands to fit easily.
Anyway, hope this is helpful to others that may be considering work on rear shock. Many thanks to Dave for saving me big bucks over the cost of a replacement shock or aftermarket shock.
Everyone ride safe,
Charles