September 14, 201312 yr I have a 07 rev3 and the only thing I havent relubed since I got the bike is the rear suspension. Currently I have the swinging arm off and know what to do there but what do I do with the shock? Does the shock have roller bearings top and bottom? Can the inner bearing bushes be drifted out like on the swinging arm? I tried to drift them but they would not shift......? Any trix?
September 14, 201312 yr Spherical bearings usually require no maintenance other than replacement. Bolts could be removed and pivot points greased and bolts anti-seized.
September 15, 201312 yr Author Figured it out. The inner bushes on the shock is two halves. Use a drift and drift one half out of the opposite side then turn over and drift the other half out. Rotate the inner ring/ball 90 degrees and pack full of grease. Tap in the two half bushes and you are done. Do the top and then the bottom of the shock, the bushes are different widths and it took me a while to figure out which is the top ones and which is the bottom. Glad I did it, they were bone dry and the right swinging arm bearing was siezed. Suspension was very noisy but now is super smooth and quiet.
September 23, 201312 yr Figured it out. The inner bushes on the shock is two halves. Use a drift and drift one half out of the opposite side then turn over and drift the other half out. Rotate the inner ring/ball 90 degrees and pack full of grease. Tap in the two half bushes and you are done. Do the top and then the bottom of the shock, the bushes are different widths and it took me a while to figure out which is the top ones and which is the bottom. Glad I did it, they were bone dry and the right swinging arm bearing was siezed. Suspension was very noisy but now is super smooth and quiet. I have a 2011 Evo 4t....same thing on the bottom shock bearing...has movement side to side, not sure if that is normal?
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