wink
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Post by wink on Apr 7, 2015 18:45:28 GMT
Hi, can anyone advise how to fit a rear shock rubber mount to a vespa px casing. I have a stripped casing and the old mount is shot so needs replacing. Are they also readily available? Thanks in advance Chris
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Post by sime66 on Apr 8, 2015 6:41:58 GMT
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Post by henri on Apr 8, 2015 7:45:09 GMT
he means the bottom shock bush in cases i think , theres 2 kinds available ,the stock rubber one an polyurethanes , rubbers are easier but polys sharpen up the handling ,but are best changed as a set ,main mounts an shocks,
gettin old 1 out is easy as ya can destroy it , ease a thin screwdriver down side n give a blast of wd40, then either heat gun or rag n boiling water to get it all hot an then a bit of threaded bar n 2 nuts/washers an 2 sockets ,1 just smaller than hole to force it out,1 bigger than bush so it will fit in to it ,if you aint got a big enough socket a bit of cut of pipe from a scrappy will do,bar through hole ,sockets either side an wind it out ,
you can lever/knock em out but the threaded bar is safest way.
clean up the hole of any corrosion/burrs , lube with soap for rubbers or copper grease for poly , heat new bush in boiling hot water ,in a cup from kettle not on top of stove , bar through sockets n bush an wind it back in , stoppin near end an checkin its stickin out same both sides ,
some the centre tubes bonded to rubber an go in as 1 , some there separate an its easier to get rubbers in first then wind tube through ,
they can also be pressed in if youve a vice big enough ,but B&Q do threaded bar n nuts/washers an its handy for allsorts of jobs, H
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Post by sime66 on Apr 8, 2015 7:51:12 GMT
Wasn't sure which, but as you've gone into detail with that one, I'll have a good read because it's a job I need to do on my other engine when it comes back out - didn't fancy it before 'cos I wanted to get it in before end of last summer - it's on the list........ Cheers, H  |
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Post by wink on Apr 8, 2015 9:05:15 GMT
Hi again, thanks for the advice, seems reasonably straight forward. Do you know the best place to buy the mount/rubber (I'm guessing sip or beedspeed). Thanks again Chris.
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Post by henri on Apr 8, 2015 16:26:17 GMT
take ya pick on flea bay ,or sip , scooter centre , or the poly bushes where advertised on faecesbook , an sbwnic as the guys contact details , H
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