Which were the 4 bearings that were most beat up? I have some guesses…

Were the trunnion bearings among them? That seems to have been common.

My plan is to use the Carbonda provided kit for the F6902 bearings between the rocker and seat stays (if I understand which goes where correctly), and Enduro Max for everything else. The hardware in the kit will be backups in case the main pivot axle or any bolts get stripped/corroded. They’re awfully soft, like the Carbonda provided UDH hangers which I’ve all replaced with Wheels Manufacturing.

Hopefully this and a spring tune (new Shimano 12 speed got one ride last fall and was never fully dialed) will get rid of my various creaks and clunks. I mostly rode my FM1003 last year and wasn’t able to ride nearly enough due to very poor weather in New England…but am eager to get the 1002 back in rotation.

Yes they were. I had already replaced them once with Enduro bearings because the original bearings had pretty much seized. Now on my third set. The others were a main pivot and a rear triangle bearing. Not sure which bearing was causing my god awful creak but its nice having a quiet bike again lol Will see how long that last

I'll clean out the grease and use a heavy waterproof grease before fitting.

I degrease all the bearings from my kit and put in a high quality grease. Not sure if it was worth the effort since these are just cheap generic bearings but we shall see.

I noticed that as well however it highly likely it will still work for the lower pivot. It obviously wont work for the rocker. Curious if there is anyway to get the Enduro properly fit there...

I exchanged emails with Wing last night and was able to get a parts kit ordered. The kit was $60. FedEx shipping to California was $35 and a $4 PayPal fee for a total of $99

It's likely we will not be able to use Enduro bearings on the 1001/1002 and we'll either have to source a more generic bearing or get replacements from Carbonda.

Since the Enduro F6902 EA LLU has a thinker flange I assume this will not work for the lower pivot either. It sounds like it will for the rocker arm but there is a gap. Not sure if that will be a bad thing. Enduro still doesn't carry a F6901 or a F6801 so those still have to be sourced elsewhere.

I was able to find these bearings below. Not sure if they are the exact bearing that Carbonda uses but they appear to be to correct size. The flange thickness is still unknown on these. I'm also having creaking issues that I'm trying to eliminate. At that point where it might time to start pulling bearings. Since the bearings below are fairly cheap, I might just buy a set and see what happens. Won't be for a couple months though. Still have plenty of riding left before the rain comes in.

F6902
https://www.123bearing.com/bearing-housing/deep-groove-bearing/single-row/f6902-2rs#container-tech-schema

F6901
https://www.123bearing.com/bearing-housing/deep-groove-bearing/single-row/f6901-2rs

F6801
https://www.123bearing.com/bearing-housing/deep-groove-bearing/single-row/f6801-2rs#container-tech-schema

I bought Enduro max bearings F6902 EA LLU to replace the original bearings, and they're not exactly the same. The flange is slightly thicker on the enduro bearings. The difference means I cannot get the rocker flush with the frame, there's a little gap even with the bearings completely seated.

Anyone had this problem and/or has any suggestions how to deal with it?

Thanks!

I'm bummed to hear the bearings are not the same. I was planning to do a bearing swap this winter. Still can't find a high quality replacement for the F6901's. Did you?

How much of a gap are we talking about? .5mm on each side or a full 1mm or more per side? Filling the gap with some sort of spacer may be the best solution. I would be hesitant to modify the carbon.

179cm and L feels little short on effective top tube, running 55mm stem and 10mm seat post offset to prolong effective top tube. Handling, reach & wheel base is nice for me with L. Cannot imagine down-sizing to M, can imagine going XL with short stem, but it would move trail bike into mini-enduro probably.

Ha! I'm 180cm and I went with a medium running a 40mm stem. For me the fitment is perfect! All I can say is, I'm happy I didn't get a L or XL

Does anyone have some numbers regarding shock pressures, does this frame need lower pressures? I've set up my suspension yesterday and my shock pressure kinda feels low, I'm running a RockShox Deluxe Ultimate with Megneg (said to increase required pressure by about 20%) and for 30% sag with my 85kg rider weight I put only 180psi into the shock. Does that sound right? Not that I made a mistake during the Megneg installation

No, I run 185/190 psi on my Super Deluxe Ultimate. I will be adding the megneg (maybe this weekend). Make sure you didn't cover any of the hole in the new can with the orings or red bands. Curious to see what happens after the install.