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Author Topic: SWINGING ARM BUSHES FOR A XPX FRAME  (Read 3304 times)

royboycv

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SWINGING ARM BUSHES FOR A XPX FRAME
« on: March 09, 2013, 02:21:01 am »
Has any body tried the  bearings mod on a Pro-Flex X-PX frame ,it looks like the mod that has been done before on outher model frames will not work on this one ,has any one done it ?
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Re: SWINGING ARM BUSHES FOR A XPX FRAME
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2013, 09:06:21 am »
The XPX is the same frame as the 855/856 so it will work fine.

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Re: SWINGING ARM BUSHES FOR A XPX FRAME
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2013, 01:52:25 pm »
How does this work if the bore in the XPX frame is only 11mm dia and the bore in your moded frames are 12mm plus ?
Or am i missing something ? is the 11mm bore only a removable spacer ? thanks for a reply .
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Re: SWINGING ARM BUSHES FOR A XPX FRAME
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2013, 12:36:32 am »
The principle is the same which ever bike you do the conversion on but the dimensions might have to be altered to suit. The How to shows a 4000/4500 swingarm set up with 12mm shaft as the instructions say,  "it works on an 856 with a different shaft I haven't uploaded the drawing for this as it may confuse things."
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« Last Edit: March 10, 2013, 03:56:47 am by Spokes »
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Re: SWINGING ARM BUSHES FOR A XPX FRAME
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2013, 06:35:35 am »
The ball-bearing mod won't make any difference in suspension feel if you haven't upgraded the shocks already. But even with a coilover, the bushings on my 756 have given me no trouble after 16 years. I have a spare set, and I'm starting to think I'll never need them.

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Re: SWINGING ARM BUSHES FOR A XPX FRAME
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2013, 10:45:18 am »
 I bought a couple of sets of the bushings way back when a local bike/ski shop went TU.  Never had to use them on my original 855 I bought new.  Only ran into the need when I bought one that never was maintained.  I have been using silicone dialectric grease on all the bushes and have never had any wear except for the plastic O-rings on the fork.
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