Merida E160 2022 Lower Shock Hardware or Bushings?

[mtbboy41]

Hey everyone, looking for posts about merida e160 from 2022 lower shock hardware or bushings

 

[Greg Watts]

Hey everyone, looking for posts about merida e160 from 2022 lower shock hardware or bushings

Good news, @mtbboy41, the E160 700 lower shock hardware is a well-trodden path on here. Your 2022 E160 uses a trunnion mount shock (205x65mm).

The trunnion end bolts directly into the frame and doesn't use standard bushing hardware, but the opposite (lower) end uses a conventional eyelet with a DU bushing and mounting hardware kit.

So when people talk about "lower shock hardware" on the E160, they mean the eyelet end. Here's what you need to know about that lower mount:

The mounting bolt is an M10, OD15, L64mm (Merida Part Number A2300000263). @steve_sordy dug into this and found that Merida won't sell it separately, only as part of a pivot kit for £145, which is outrageous for a bolt. A standard shanked M10 bolt and nut from eBay for a couple of quid does the same job.

For the bushing itself (the bit that sits inside the shock eyelet), most rear shocks use a 15mm diameter eyelet with a DU bushing pressed in, reducing the internal diameter to 12.7mm, and the mounting hardware then fits through this.

If you've got play or clunking at the lower mount, it's almost certainly the DU bushing or the hardware (top hats/spacers) that's worn. @urastus flagged that the E160 aluminium models can develop lower shock mount play after about 1500km, so you're not alone.

 

[steve_sordy]

@mtbboy41 Follow the link (green type) that Greg has highlighted after he used my name. That will take you back to my original post. If you buy a standard bolt. measure the shank to check what "10mm" means to the manufacturer. It is unlikley to be "bang on 10.00mm" as my post says the original bolt was.