Hi. I sripped my a-arms and found the bearing needles broken in small parts. Everything else looks fine. I dont know what is supposse to be in each end. I need to know how many bearings are supposse to be in each end of the a-arm and which number or size if you know. I think that each end use a seal at each side. Is that right?. Im planning to go to a bearing shop to buy this parts.

Thanks

Juan Carlos Curet
'90 Quadzilla, cool head, Dyno Port Exhaust, DG Bumper and skidplate

 

there is one bearing in each a-arm, it has a rubber seal at each end, followed by a thin metal ring which sits inside the outer seals. There is a metal sleeve that fits inside all of this and the a-arm bolt goes through this sleeve. I am in the process of replacing all the bearings on my 500. YOu may want to try Yamaha/Susuki of Arizona. I got the OEM bearings from them for just a few $$$$$$$ more than the bearing suplier in town quoted me. I think it was less than $80 for all of them.

 

Are all the bearings the same size(upper and lower a-arms.??

 

NO! different size from top to bottom. I bought the bottom bearings from an after market supplier, but had to buy from suzuki for the top ones...make sure you are sitting down when he tells you the price!!!!

87 qz
87 qs

 

I paid $400 for Pivot Works A-arm, swingarm, and the big linkage bearing, so aftermarket bearings aren't much cheaper.....

 

I recommend buying replacement bushings from RAD Racing for $53.00 bucks and forget about it. They just pop right in there, too.

 

Slinger , Where did you found the RAD Racing Bushings for $53?. In the magazine the cheap is $5.95 each, and $5.95 x 16 bushings = $95.20. Where did you got it?

Juan Carlos Curet

 

Do you have an '87? Then we're talkin' about just 8 bushings, four bottom and four top. If you have a December 2001 issue of DirtWheels you will find RAD Mfg.s ad on page 34. I ordered mine from them for around $65. or $70.00 and the saleslady gave me a discount ($53.00 total cost) stating that they did this when someone bought a complete set. The things are so easy to install, too. I love mine.

 

I see that you have a '90 model, so that would be just four more bushings. Call and see what they tell you, can't hurt.