jvizzacc
New member
Getting to the end of major maintenance on the ole SRX700. Have pulled motor, cleaned underhood area, replaced recoil rope, cleaned clutches. Replaced brake fluid, coolant, chaincase oil. Then I removed the old worn out track and ordered a new one from TracksUSA. BTW, camoplast 1" hacksaws are on sale 329 + ship. So I sent all 4 shocks out to Bruce for long-travel rear and stock rebuild on Front. I got everything back and installed (and it looks great by the way), BUT ...
Bruce sent 2 bushings/spacers to be installed on the "control rods" [for the rear I believe]. The directions he sent did not clearly describe the procedure. Could someone clue me in as to where to install these 2 bushings?
Thanks?
Bruce sent 2 bushings/spacers to be installed on the "control rods" [for the rear I believe]. The directions he sent did not clearly describe the procedure. Could someone clue me in as to where to install these 2 bushings?
Thanks?
kingtigg
New member
you want to basically ensure that when your weight is on the sled that the control rods are sitting 1/2 way through their available travel.
Since you've long-traveled your suspension the rear geometry is all out of whack...your transfer rods will most likely not even move when you sit on it now.
You can fix this by taking apart the transfer rods (while on the machine) and using those spacer blocks instead of the ones that are currently on your rods.
Add spacers to either side of the non-movable piece of the rod until it sits in the center of the travel when your weight is on the sled.
Did I make any sense?...I hope so...
Since you've long-traveled your suspension the rear geometry is all out of whack...your transfer rods will most likely not even move when you sit on it now.
You can fix this by taking apart the transfer rods (while on the machine) and using those spacer blocks instead of the ones that are currently on your rods.
Add spacers to either side of the non-movable piece of the rod until it sits in the center of the travel when your weight is on the sled.
Did I make any sense?...I hope so...
jvizzacc
New member
OK. So this is something I worry about after the rear skid is reinstalled then, yes? I'd hate to put it all back together just to tear it down again, ya know?
Thanks
Thanks
kingtigg
New member
I'm sure some people here may know exactly what size spacers to put in on the top and bottom...but thats the way I did it and it seemed to work well for me!
The only thing I would recommend before you put your skid in would be to loosen the bottom bolt of the transfer rod on the bottom rail..I had some trouble with these bolts.
Once in the sled I had to remove the back 2 wheels to get access to these bolts...not really a problem tho.
Good Luck!
The only thing I would recommend before you put your skid in would be to loosen the bottom bolt of the transfer rod on the bottom rail..I had some trouble with these bolts.
Once in the sled I had to remove the back 2 wheels to get access to these bolts...not really a problem tho.
Good Luck!
jvizzacc
New member
Thanks!
bluewho
Active member
If you are going with longer travel shocks on the rear the front end should be raised or the track will sit very high off the ground .Flipping the brackets and switching from side to side works well and should be done before you work on the transfer rod lenth.Two things i can tell you not to do,dont wind up you springs to get a higher ride it will be to stiff,and dont pull the rods down with your bottom transfer bolts or the two straps that run next to the big shock will bend.