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The bushes on my rockshox lyrik's have become sloppy and need to be replaced, but I'm short of cash at the mo and would prefer not to spend £100 plus on servicing if I can help it.

So has anyone on here changed bushes themselves? How difficult is it? What tools did you use?

I usually service my own forks (lower lube service, change seals, oil levels etc.)


 
Posted : 23/08/2010 7:57 am
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It should be relatively easy to fashion removal and insertion tools. It depends how much of a home bodger you are.

The trick will be making it out of decent enough materials to do the job without failing.


 
Posted : 23/08/2010 9:34 am
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Hi Bagstard, it's not really a job you can do at home due to the tooling needed and the possiblity of knackering the lowers and /or bush kit if it goes wrong.
I can change them for you as you say you do your own servicing so I could just do the bushings, drop me a mail for more details.


 
Posted : 23/08/2010 9:36 am
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Sounds good LoCo, I will do that.


 
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I asked windwave about DIY'ing some marzocchi's, the answer was, its easy enough, if you either buy the tools or have a lathe to make them on, but the potential for f***ing up is quite high (one knock too far and the bushing drops into the bottom of the lowers never to return).


 
Posted : 23/08/2010 10:35 am