b40rt Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 I am hoping to install spherical bearings on my shocks, but can't match od, id, and width with anything. The question is, if I mounted 2 spherical bearings on the same shaft, side by side, would this work ? The combined width of two bearings is the overall width I am trying to achieve. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thats_a_five Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 The point of using spherical bearings is to allow the shock to pivot in 2 planes. The rubber in most shock ends allows for slight 2nd plane movement by rubber flex. Using 2 spherical bearings side by side will eliminate the ability to pivot in the second plane. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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b40rt Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Thanks, I wanted confirmation of that. I will try the widest I can get with packers and see how it goes. Thanks again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technowaldo Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 If you install 2 spherical bearings on the same shaft it will stop the movement a spherical bearing gives as they will be fighting against each other on the same shaft . ? Have you tried simply bearings website ross 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Thanks, Ile have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusjack Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 As long as you centre the spherical bearing, it will be fine to run a single bearing in place of the needle roller. We often replace the needle rollers with spherical bearings in bikes at work and they are rarely the same diameter as the needles. They always come up fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted January 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 Thanks for all the help and info, I got some that were almost spot on. Thanks to John Bull of Rockshocks fame. I can't see why anybody that is experimenting with shocks would use any thing else ! They work really well and are easy to change in lenght, action, spring rate etc. And, if you were to damage any single bit it is replaceable. I have no connection to John, but over the years have found him to be incredibly helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan williams Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Wow, that simply bearings site is impressive. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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