Does anyone know when or if those five rubber damperners/Cush drive go bad? There only in the rear wheel some call it cush drive bike bandit calls dampners. there like 12.00 peice and theres 5 all together so i just wanted to know if it is worth replacing them or are they just rubber and they last for ever lol. IM replacing Chain/rear sprocket/bearings/tires every dollar counts esspecially since money rare now a days. Thanks for the help anyone PEace

 

When you get the rear wheel off, check to see if there is a lot of play in the rear sprocket assembly. It should move ever so slightly, but not wobble around a whole lot. I have not had to replace any on my bikes. Have 39K on one of them.

 

Mine failed but it was very obvious, the rubber connecter betwen the two pieces snapped. I had three of them go. By the way, there is a back order on those damn things... looking l.i.k.e I won't able to get them until September. I have a little over 50K on them.

 

thanks all of mine have snapped so i guess i need five if thats correct. where did you order the parts

 

Cush drive is just an abbreviation of Cushion drive, especially on a chain driven bike, no adjustment is 100% accurate, the cushioning is there to compensate for slight mis-alignments. And dampens the effect between the components of the rear wheel (sprocket, bearings & wheel hub) V's Horsepower, their life is shortened by rear wheels being out of whack.