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Tips on installing swingers shock mount bushings and needle bearing conversion

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Oddjob:
Both ends that you can't get the collar through? Any visible damage to the bearings. I suspect you may have collapsed the roll cage due to hitting it, you can't drive them in, they must be pressured in.

alexdecker:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on July 08, 2022, 03:27:07 PM ---Both ends that you can't get the collar through? Any visible damage to the bearings. I suspect you may have collapsed the roll cage due to hitting it, you can't drive them in, they must be pressured in.

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I did the threaded bar trick and pressured it in as straight as possible. Think you are right about the collapsed roll cage. So not straight enough I guess.

Can I substitute the roll cages with the bronze bushings? Or does that require a completely different collar?

Oddjob:
Did you try doing both rollers at the same time? You could try emailing the manufacturer and explaining the problem and seeing if they'll sell you another pair of roller bearings.

Bryanj:
Different collar( standard Honda)

alexdecker:

--- Quote from: Oddjob on July 09, 2022, 01:46:27 PM ---Did you try doing both rollers at the same time? You could try emailing the manufacturer and explaining the problem and seeing if they'll sell you another pair of roller bearings.

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Just ordered a new set, and will hand the swingarm to a mechanic with a press for them to do it, as to not waste any more money on it. The threaded bar also snapped the end, so I must've done something really wrong. I hope he can get them out again. They are pretty solidly stuck in there.

In good news, the swingarm bushings went right in no problem :)

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