October 26, 201015 yr Hi there Could anybody tell me why rear shocks often have a spherical bearing. It's not as if the shock moves from side to side in the swing arm or does it twist a bit ? They only go up and down don't they. Why not a roller bearing or ballrace ? The lower shock bearing on my beta is a bugger to get out and usually requires a pneumatic press to get it out which I don't have. It's in such a position that it is allways going to get a lot of abuse from either dirt flying off the tyre or water from the jetwash. Has anybody machined a bush system instead or fitted a different type of bearing which would give a greater longevity and be easier to replace. The spherical bearings are nearly
October 26, 201015 yr The spherical brgs. are used to keep undue stress and binding/twisting off the shock body...
October 27, 201015 yr i got the bearings from a local bearing dealer they are an SKF bearing BLRB366748AA,think it was about
October 27, 201015 yr i got the bearings from a local bearing dealer they are an SKF bearing BLRB366748AA,think it was about
October 28, 201015 yr I think thats a 26x14x15 from a pre 2003 bike? Ian nope, that was for a 2006 rev 3
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