Rockhopper FSR bearings

[alric]

my 2000 Rockhopper FSR upper seat stay bearings are very stiff, are they easy to replace?
between the linkage and swing arm
It looks like a steel dowel in there with a threaded hole
do I just pull(or tap) it out and clean it up, or is there something to replace?
I looked online for hours but no joy

 

[02gf74]

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Post photo.

I replacedall bearings including spherical bearings.
, circlip was a nightmare, on specialized epic.

Similar yet obviously different to your case as there wad no threaded inserts/dowels - could that be the shock bush?

 

[alric]

no, its in the seat stay top
I'll post photo later

 

[OllieJones]

I had a 98 FSR, that had a similar sounding set up. It had two bushings with an axle in the centre. you tap out the axle/ dowel and are left with a nylon ( I think ) tophat bushing in each end of the the hole.
I'm not sure of their availability these days, from what I remember, they were stiff and if the pivot developed play you replaced the bushings.
Hope this makes some sense?

 

[alric]

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here's the bush
that is a nylon top hat outside the steel bush

 

[02gf74]

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Hmmm dunno.

Have you tried contacting specialized.

If it was one solid bush, then i would have expected the bearings to br visible. Is it a top hat bush, and is other side the same?

Does it rotate?

 

[alric]

I dont know if its just one bush, its same other side
it is very stiff you have to sit on it before it moves at all

 

[alric]

So it's big hammer time?

 

[lowslowandold]

The center bit should just slide out leaving the 2 end nylon bushes, both parts can wear.

I bought a few bags of spare bushes, if you would like a set then happy to sell you a set.

BETD do a needle bearing replacement set, and I have started trying to make my own set up.

 

[alric]

great, I'll try it this week and let you know