FOX rear shock bushing

Anyone have tips on how to remove this bushing and replace it with the supplied one? As it comes, it does not fit lower shock bracket.

 

I have a write up here somewhere how I dealt with it. Let me see if I can find it.

 

The pics were lost but here is the right up...

My only challege was trying to put the All Pro supplied 3/4" bushing in the bottom mount bushing. I didn't want to just press it in for two reasons: 1) I didn't wan't set up the lower aluminum boss with excessive stress and future crack and 2) I just didn't want to work that hard at trying to squeeze that thing in there.

So here's what I used to complete this task:

a 3/4" flat wood drill bit and 1 1/8" flat wood drill bit

First have the drill (3/4" bit) on highest speed available before you start to plunge into the rubber bushing (don't stick the drill bit in and then start the drill). Ideally this would be setup on a drill press in a vice (with leather or rubber protecting the anodized aluminum boss) to ensure perpendicular travel through the bushing. If you are careful you will have a nice clean I.D.. If you are not you will rip the bushing and might find an early failure.


After you have a clean hole, wet the bushing (I used HBMurphy's spit) and press in. Make sure that the steel bushing is centered in the rubber bushing. Take the 1 1/8" bit at full speed and carefully trim the excess rubber off the rubber bushing (repeat on both sides).


Now with both looking like this, you're ready to mount them.


Good luck and if you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

NOTE: This method worked for me for the life of the shocks - I was rear ended and tore the shocks apart. I am certain the bushings were still fine.

 

Use a clamp with a socket the size of the busing to push it out.

 

I don’t have any pictures, but a pair of needle nose will remove the old one easy if you don’t care about it. Twist to make it smaller.

The lower shock mount nut and bolt plus the washers for the top mount can be used to press the new one in.

 

Yeah I went and cut it out. Thanks!