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Rear Shock. What is the easiest way to press out the rear shock bushing. I can not get a socket around it because there is not a enough room between the bushing and shock body. I almost need a half of a socket.[/b]

Do you mean the Heim joint at the top of the shock?
If so, I used a socket. It only pushes one way and there is a clip that has to come out first. That clip was tough to get out.

The upper shock bushing, a bolt goes through it to bolt the shock to the frame.

Let's talk apples and apples.

Karl said Heim joint. Some models have that, and I suppose that's why he mentioned it.

Th 'H' or 'A' model KDX?

It is NOT a heim joint. It's a rubber bushing:

92092-1062 BUSHING-RUBBER,SHOCKABSORBER


I don't KNOW, but I would guess it is NOT simply pressed into place. Seems there is an adhesive used there, isn't there?


It's bad? That doesn't happen too often..........

Original, I think I know how I can get it out of there. Pivot works shock kit comes with a new one.

Is the PW replacement a rubber bushing? Most PW replacement stuff I've seen is NOT 'like' OEM.

You could torch it out.



I'm sure your shock fluid/parts would love that............

The only part that is rubber is the center part. It is exactly like OEM the rubber is in the center between the aluminum part.

I take back what I said. The joint I was talking about is on the shock off my '99 CR. Sorry, N8STrine, I don't recall the top of the KDX shock, exactly. Never had tried to get one out.

I said, '..some models..'

That wasn't said to infer a reference to some KDX models.

Yamaha uses heim joints top and bottom of the shock...on 'some models'.

So...what's your plan? We wanna hear all about it!


(...and how well it works out!)

Well got her in tonight!!!!!!!!!! I used a press at work to get it out and tried to use a press to get the new on in and ended up ruining the bushing. The press is too hard to use to put it back in so I came up with my own rig that worked better. So here it is.

Bushing pressed out. Ready for the new one.


Here is the Rig I made. It is a piece of all thread and a modified pipe. This is the same method I used on my swingarm bearings except I used a socket on the one side and a smaller socket as the driver to draw the bearings in. I recommend this ways as it draws the bearings in evenly and you can feel what you are doing alot easier than you would on a press.


Here is a close up. You have to notch the pipe out because there is not enough room in between the shock body and bushing.

Great!

Thanks!!