Bushing replacement:

Important!!!! When removing the bushings, extreme care must be taken not to damage the surfaces which the bushings press into. Take your time with this project. Chances are good that the bushings will not come out easily.

1. Remove your rear wheel.
2. Remove rear brake and derailleur cables, rear brake, rear derailleur, and chain.
3. Use a 4mm allen wrench to remove the two Horst-link bolts.
4. Slide the dropouts off of the swing arm.
5. Use a 6mm allen to remove the rear shock bolt which connects the shock to the seat stay.
6. Use a 5mm allen to remove the upper X-Link bolts from the seat stay. Remove the seat stay from the front triangle
7. Remove the Horst link pivot pins from the drop outs.
8. Insert the blunt ended punch into the bushing housing on the drop out.
9. Line the punch up with the bushing lip.
10. Tap the punch with your mallet.
11. Move to the opposite side of the bushing and repeat step 10.
12. Tap the bushing in a top, bottom, left, right pattern so that the bushing slides out straight.
13. Continue in the above order until the bushing is fully removed.
14. Repeat steps 8-13 on the opposite bushing.
15. Lightly oil the new bushings before installation.
16. Hold the seat stay bushing housing between the vice jaws.
17. Position the new bushing against the housing, making sure the bushing is not cocked. Press only one bushing at a time.
18. Slowly close the vice jaws against the bushing face. Make sure the bushing is going in straight.
19. Continue closing vice jaws until bushing is flat against bushing housing.
20. Repeat steps 15-19 for opposite bushing.
21. After the bushings have been replaced, lightly grease the insides and the faces of the bushings.
22. Follow steps 1-7 in reverse for re-assembly.