Cory151
Active Member
After putting considerable mileage on my Bomber over the last few weeks I noticed a squeak developed and got worse as I road. The noise happened only during compression of the rear spring. The noise wasn't crazy loud but the fact that the bike is so silent makes any little noise noticeable.
What I did was:
1) Remove the upper and lower rear shock bolts while placing a hammer handle between the rear tire and the bottom of the seat to support the rear shock removal and support the suspension once the shock is out.
2) Once the shock is removed I took a small flat head screwdriver and gently pried the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions until the copper bushing (both top and bottom of the shock) popped out with a black o ring attached.
3) I then lubed the bone dry orings with waterproof grease and reinstalled the orings, bushings shock and then bolts.
No More Squeaks!!
Oh And I also adjusted my sag height by compressing the spring a few turns. Hopes this helps somebody as it took me forever to locate the actual offending noisemaker.
What I did was:
1) Remove the upper and lower rear shock bolts while placing a hammer handle between the rear tire and the bottom of the seat to support the rear shock removal and support the suspension once the shock is out.
2) Once the shock is removed I took a small flat head screwdriver and gently pried the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions until the copper bushing (both top and bottom of the shock) popped out with a black o ring attached.
3) I then lubed the bone dry orings with waterproof grease and reinstalled the orings, bushings shock and then bolts.
No More Squeaks!!
Oh And I also adjusted my sag height by compressing the spring a few turns. Hopes this helps somebody as it took me forever to locate the actual offending noisemaker.
