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Offline dr.seiss

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CB750 shocks
« on: February 10, 2012, 10:58:54 PM »
I just picked up a set of short shocks from cycle x and they are a bit different from the ones on the bike now. The rubber inside the the eye is far too small and the clevis mount is slightly too wide. Is the solution as simple as drilling out the rubber in the eye and adding a couple of washers to take up space in the clevis?

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Re: CB750 shocks
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2012, 11:19:43 PM »
yes and no the washers on the clevis will probably work just fine however the eye rubber is supposed to have a steel insert in it if it does not then great go ahead and drill it but you might want to go to a farm supply store or hardware and get a roll pin, pipe, or bushing the right size for the stud that it mounts on and glue it in this will increase the longevity of the shock rubber dramatically as well as having a good place for a little lube ( inside the roll pin or pipe that you use for a sleave ) this will help stop the incessant squeaks from the rubber

truly the best material for the sleave is a bronze bushing however they are exspensive and other than not having to be lubed from the start  saves nothing

if you put a sleave in the rubber be sure you use a large washer on the nut side of the stud through the eye or the nut could pull out the sleave 
 
I use locktight 722 with a primer to permanently lock the sleave to the rubber however any locktight with a requires heat to dissasemble will work

if it does have a sleave in it and it is too small then drill into it a little and use a torch to heat the drill bit after you conduct enough heat to the bushing to free it from the rubber the bushing will spin out with the bit
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Re: CB750 shocks
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2012, 06:49:58 AM »
I have never seen a sleeve in the top eye of any of my 750 shocks  ???   Just rides on a smooth metal strut which I have been know to apply a thin layer of grease on.

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Re: CB750 shocks
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2012, 08:48:40 AM »
Thanks guys. I have no idea what was stock on my bike but the old beat up shocks on there right now have a rubber bushing in the eye and no sleeve. The new ones have a rubber bushing and a metal sleeve but the post is far bigger than the sleeve and bigger even than the hole in the rubber.

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Re: CB750 shocks
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2012, 08:59:13 AM »
You should not have to do any of this with the correct shocks. I would call cycleX to see if they sent the wrong ones for your bike. Once you drill they will not take them back. IMHO

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Re: CB750 shocks
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2012, 10:02:36 AM »
That sounds like good avice Ken.Better to be safe than sorry.

 EDIT-Just looked up those shocks and read the add on E-bay. Towards the bottom of the description it says something like "On some models the top steel bushing may need to be removed". Looks like that may be your confusion   ;)    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Honda-cb750-sohc-Shorty-Shocks-Chrome-Body-Lower-your-bike-/200653054536?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb7daa248
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