Enduro Shock Mount play

[fisherking]

I have an 03 Enduro and I noticed last night while picking it up that I had some movement in the suspension. I narrowed it down to the top bolt of the shock to the frame. I am pretty sure this movement wasn't their before. If I remove the shock, the bolt does have play in the bushing but it doesn't seem like this is wear as it is quite a bit of play. Is this play normal and I never noticed it? Doesn't seem right but I also didn't think tightening down the bolt in the frame would take care of it either (didn't want to try until I find out more).

Thanks
MIke

[C.P.]

A new bushing kit will solve the problem, I typically need to replace shock bushings 1X year, YMMV - depending how much you ride...
Your LBS should have a kit, and the press required to remove the bushing from the shock eyelet.
Here's a selection of hardware from BETD, that upgrades the bushings to needle bearings.
http://www.betd.co.uk/category.asp?CategoryID=24