Has anyone else had issues with the shock mounting bushings squashing and the hole in the bushings getting oblonged?

If i jacked the front end up, you could grab each lower a-arm and move it up and down about 1" due to the excess play in the bushings.

Its a 2000 ds650, I figure the quad was beeten and jumped hard very before it made its way into my life.

I made some nylon bushings on my bosses lathe and have replace them allready. The nylon should last almost forever, and i dont see any issues with them binding and causing any harm?.

Just wondering if anyone has any input or has had the same problem?

Planning or riding at tigerton wisconsin today.......

Thanks.

dave.....

 

after the many years it would seem like a good thing to replace.

 

Just replaced mine last weekend. Along with all the hiem joints on my ASR A-Arms.
Seems like the bushings cost 3 something each. 4 for each shock. The bushings had a lot of play in them. Mine were dry and hard with the hole being stretched to large for the bolt sleve that goes through them.
The ASR hiems lasted a little over a year and a half. We ride all year around here in calif. It cost me about 250 to replace all the hiems at the spindle and and the frame.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]

 

Dito... But my new hard nylon units seemed to hold up fine on friday. It was my 32 year old out of shape body that gave up after 3-4 hours of trail and mainly MX track riding... My calf muscles are sore today!

I have the same A-arms. The heims that came on mine are CHEEP!!! Find a local Oval track race shop and replace at least the larger heim that conects to the spindle. Randercar racing in kaukauna wi. sells them for about $25 each and there heavier looking and include a grease zerk. My ASR's have some play in them from less then a year, so im planning on putting the heavier greasable inuts on them. The asr units hardly have any bearing material. Its mainly just the metal outer crimp, and the rest is all some greasless plastic mesh. The less bearing metal, the faster it wears out.

I know the greas may atract dirt adn sand, but the greasless ones die so danm quick anyway... Greas the heavier ones adn wipe off all excess. Maybe even add the rubers form automotive balljoints or tie roda to keep the dust out?

Im not impressed with the greasless ASR heims at all.

dave.