stumpjumper linkage bolts

monster-mash
monster-mash Posts: 586
edited November 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
Just replaced the rear bearings anyone know what the torque settings are for all the linkage bolts, 2 on S link, 2 on the horst (chainstay) 1 bottom seat tube and rear shocker bolts. Its an 06 FSR Expert
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Tony

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  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 4,069
    http://cdn.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/pdf ... ual_44.pdf

    page 18 & 19 of the manual, all torque settings are listed on the right hand side of the table on page 19. Have fun, working myself up to strip mine over Christmas.
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  • monster-mash
    monster-mash Posts: 586
    Why didnt I think of lookin there, thanks have fun changing yours just beware that the two Horts link bearing cannot be pushed straight through as there is a shoulder right in the middle they have to be pulled individually, you perhaps already know this.
    Thanks again
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    ive just had to strip and clean all of my pivots on my 07 stumpy, i have been chasing a creak for the last week and it ended up being the bolt which clamps the 2 halves of the linkage together, cant believe i missed it!!
  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 4,069
    tony.w wrote:
    just beware that the two Horts link bearing cannot be pushed straight through as there is a shoulder right in the middle they have to be pulled individually

    Yeah, I know about them from bitter experience last year, ended up leaving them in in the end and just popping the dust seals out and flushing liberally. Asked my LBS how to get them out and he said he'd (very carefully) knocked them out with a hammer and screwdriver :shock: . Any advice on how to get them out properly, is there a special tool ? (I love specialist tools :lol: ).

    Sheeps, nothing like a creaky Stumpy is there. Mine was down to the main pivot bearings seizing last year :shock: Had to strip everything to suss it out. Sounded like a galleon in full sail :oops:
    It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

    I've bought a new bike....ouch - result
    Can I buy a new bike?...No - no result
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    tis the price we pay for using so many pivots i spose but she runs absolutely silently now and is the better for it.
  • monster-mash
    monster-mash Posts: 586
    stumpyjon wrote:
    tony.w wrote:
    just beware that the two Horts link bearing cannot be pushed straight through as there is a shoulder right in the middle they have to be pulled individually

    Yeah, I know about them from bitter experience last year, ended up leaving them in in the end and just popping the dust seals out and flushing liberally. Asked my LBS how to get them out and he said he'd (very carefully) knocked them out with a hammer and screwdriver :shock: . Any advice on how to get them out properly, is there a special tool ? (I love specialist tools :lol: ).

    Sheeps, nothing like a creaky Stumpy is there. Mine was down to the main pivot bearings seizing last year :shock: Had to strip everything to suss it out. Sounded like a galleon in full sail :oops:

    A blind hole bearing puller is what you need, we have one at work you need somone to hold the stay while you work the slide hammer or risk anchoring the stay in the vice :shock: for a idea try this http://www.sgs-engineering.com/spx-powe ... 00-201.pdf
    One side of my stay the bearings fell to bits leaving the outer race not much to grab on to but the tool did the job, Hammer and screwdriver :evil:
    Good luck
  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 4,069
    That looks really good, guessing it's not cheap. At least I know what I'm looking for now. Many thanks, I'll put it on my Christmas list.
    It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

    I've bought a new bike....ouch - result
    Can I buy a new bike?...No - no result

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