Check your rear shock!

paso904 · **Posted:** Sat May 09, 2009 7:33 pm

Hello All,

I have owned my 1989 906 Paso from new and last week I took it for its annual MOT check. The tester mentioned a small amount of play in the rear suspension unit which we guessed was due to some wear in the upper bush mounting. Yesterday I investigated it and had an unpleasant surprise when I found that the top 'eye' had a crack right through it:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dgv8c3 ... p&hl=en_GB

I have posted an appeal for a unit in the for sale section.

David Harvey - Sussex - England

persempre907 · **Posted:** Sat May 09, 2009 9:01 pm

How many Kms have the bike?
Ciao

jcslocum · **Posted:** Sat May 09, 2009 10:13 pm

Theres a shock on ebay right now. That might be able to be welded as well.

persempre907 · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 9:23 am

paso904 · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 6:07 pm

Hello All,

Many thanks for your replies. The unit is the original one and has covered 88k kms. I did wonder about having it welded but I would be worried that the 20 year old alloy would just break again somewhere else. I have had a look at http://www.hagon.co.uk and it looks like a suspension unit from a 916 will be a direct replacement. Can any one confirm this please? (If so, it will make finding a replacement on e-bay easier). For the time being I will try to source a replacement in the UK in view of shipping costs.

Thanks again for your help.

Regards,
David Harvey - England.

paso750 · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 6:13 pm

crmac · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:15 am

Have you sorted the shock yet?
I had this happen on my 1990 Paso years ago. I had it welded and it's been OK since then.

mika750paso · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:37 am

Hi,

Just to remind, rear shocks for Paso 750/900, www.bitubo.com.

paso904 · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:30 pm

Hello All,

Many thanks for your helpful replies. I have had my unit welded and touching wood, all is well.

Tamburinifan · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:40 pm

paso904 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:39 pm

Hi Gert,

It was the alloy surrounding the upper bush that had a crack. I took a photo if you are really interested.

higgy · **Posted:** Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:20 pm

pictures are always helpful for the wannabe Paso enthusiast so they can know exactly what to look for in considering a Paso purchase. :thumbup:

Tamburinifan · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:38 am

I have a small amount of play, too. Will fix it this winter.
A pic would be nice to see what problems lies ahead of me.... :-(

higgy · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:17 am

and seasoned owners too :thumbup:

paso904 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 18, 2009 5:27 pm

Hello All,

A photo of my formerly cracked (and subsequently repaired) shock can be found at:

http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgv8c3qz_342cffkbhf8

I must stress that there was no play whatsoever in either of the bushes (pretty good after 65,000 miles). The small amount of play was entirely due to the crack.

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