[Kurt in NJ]

With the shock start with checking fluid level, a shock with low fluid will have "free play " up- down, the lateral movement look closely to see if it is loose where it is clamped to the shock(if so tighten), or the shaft moving internally ( probably worn shock), bleeding is done by moving lever to each extreme, when things are correct there's no free play up- down (lost motion), it will be hard to push arm up and very hard to push down-----if you have a copy of the service bulletins there's a article all about shocks, testing/ rebuilding