[gmac]

Where would I get new bushings for my Fox RC ? (2001 SCruz Bullit)


How do I remove and install them ? Any special tools required ?

Thanks

 

[Westy]

You can get them pretty cheap from Fox. It is a pain in the ass to get the old ones out though. You have to build a press, I made one with some washers a long bolt and some 1/4" drive sockets. It was a pain in the ass. I would take it to your LBS and have them replace it, I would guess they have a special tool for it.

 

[Repack]

I used a 3/8" socket. It was just a hair smaller diameter than the inside of the shock eye. I braced it against a much larger socket. I did it in a vise. As a mechanic, this is how we did it. Having a second person makes it much easier. To put the bushings back in, its good to have a tool w/ parellel (sp?) jaws/arms to push them back in. I suppose you could use a vise w/ blocks.

 

[oldfart]

I do the same as repack but with metric sockets and I have no idea which size. Dead easy. The press in I use the vice padded with some rubber or plastic bits like the stuff used for computer mounts or light and reflector brackets. That was a thrice yearly job on the superlight.

 

[mplutodh1]

Check with local moto shops, there are bushing presses for most common bushing sizes that they can usually get or have in stock. Figure out what size ID the bushing is and call a few up, Moto Pro might be able to get one for you.

 

[Joe33]

A lot of the time bike shops will do it for free. But be carefull, one time I had some doof do it cause I though he had the right tools. That wasn't the case, he tried to use some sockets "of couse the wrong size" and un covered vice jaws, he ended up really badley screwing the eyelet up. Now I just do it myself. As stated above its really easy I use the new one to press out the old one out it takes about a minute.