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Tookie · Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 25 Location: Oahu

So I read all up that thread about the khiro's being shreaded, but that seems to be quite different than the problem I'm encountering.

My bottom most bushing on a Bennett 6 is just getting smushed and smashed. I'll try to get a picture later on, but its weird.

Completely worked over a khiro yellow, so I subbed in a black thinking the harder duro wouldn't get mauled as much, so far so good but I can see it starting.

Weeeeird!

edit, you can kind of see it here, I'll get a more uhh, descriptive? picture when I can.

VANILLA GUERILLA · Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 43 Location: chicago il

From the pic it looks like you need flip the cone washer or purchase a flat washer from the hardware store.
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dmccoach · Joined: 07 Jul 2008 Posts: 41

From what I can barely see, (on the top or board side) - I believe you have either two barrels --- or a cone and a full barrel?

Then on the top side (nut side) you have a cone with a cup-washer...

I believe this is "too much material" --- so that you are then cranking on the nut (just to get the nut on) and it compresses all of it,--- the top cone is bulging out near cup-lip, and the cup is then shredding the top bushing on each "deep-turn"...

If I am right, you need to use "less bushing" on the bottom (board side) by using 1 and 1/2 of your choice of Khiro combinations (i.e. 1 cone and 1/2 barrel, or 1 barrel and 1/2 of another barrel) --- I usually cut a barrel in half then glue it to a cone for the bottom (see the last post here: The not so long distance pumper? ) and use a flat washer on the bottom...

Then use a cone and either a flat washer on the top (or buy the "large" khiro cones with the aluminum washer built into the cone-bushing...)

Finally, you might continue with the bushings as you are using them, but as suggested above, swap out the cup-washer for a flat washer (to avoid the bite of the cup), but if my guess is right you are still compressing your selected bushings too much...

Hope this makes sense

camel · Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:05 pm Post subject:

Use the Bennett cup washer or a flat washer on top. You are killing it with the small cup washer.