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My epic is finished. All bearings replaced eventually and a new bolt kit installed. However there is movement in the Shocks mounting bearing, brand new too. If there is a smidge of movement between bolt and bearing can I take it up with anything, ptfe etc?
Another bearing is on route as I type but I don't know if it'll make any difference.
OK Flame me now!
who,s bearings are they
You saying that where the bearings mount in the frame is worn or the movement is within the bearings? Stupid question but are all bolts nice and tight? Also try some retainer loctite can't recall what number it is.
The bearing are tight in the frame/mount points. it the axle or bolt that appears to be thinner than the inside of the bearings inner race. The bearing I got is the same spec as the model required but do the cheaper bearings have lower tollerances?
All bolts are tight.
For example, and I'm using ebay as an image resource.
The bearing I've put in looks like this, [url= http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GE15ES-SPHERICAL-PLAIN-BEARING-GE-15-ES-15X26X12X9-/320581144359?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item4aa4200f27#ht_500wt_723 ]Dirty looking black jobbie[/url]
whereas the one that had to be removed in bits looked like this one [url= http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GE15ES-PLAIN-SPHERICAL-BEARING-15X26X12x9mm-GE-15-ES-/400147969989?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item5d2aad77c5#ht_1724wt_982 ]Quite shiney but the same spec so to speak.[/url]
Is the black one a pile of crap, ignored the magpie in me might regret this.
Found out why. Thought i'd share to help anyone having the same problem. the letters after the bearings name ge-10e is different to the ge-10uk which has a nylon inner thus not float between bearing surfaces.