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Originally Posted by wingnut60
First I have heard of an IS coming apart--did Morryde work with you on this? Did the entire wheel/IS arm come off?
Or, what actually did happen to the IS part?
Thanks,
Joe
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On the IS system there is a swing arm with one end on the frame and the other end has the axle. The suspention is 2 sets of rubber blocks with steel plates vulcanized to each side. The plates are off set by about 3 inches or so. These 2 "block packs" when bolted together and to the IS swing arm makes the suspention work. The upward travel of the axle compresses the rubber in a shear action. What happened on mine was that the conection between the rubber and the plate failed, allowing the wheel to travel up and down freely with no weight on the tire. It also ruined the tire because before i caught it the tire locked up at every stop and made a number of flat spots!
I am not an expert on Moride but i learned enough to change the block packs ! Moride did send me the block packs on warranty but nothing for labour and nothing for the $600 tire! They did provide a link for a utube video on how to change the blocks!
Here is a link that explaines the system better than i can.
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