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SWINGARM BEARINGS - donovandon100 - 27-02-2011
Rear Swing Arm Bearings.
Noticed the Rear wheel is moving around unless under acceleration.
Not the wheel bearings!
Is it common to replace the swingarm bearings/any tip's.
Thanks.
RE: SWINGARM BEARINGS - Madmax - 27-02-2011
(27-02-2011, 09:28pm)donovandon100 Wrote: Rear Swing Arm Bearings.
Noticed the Rear wheel is moving around unless under acceleration.
Not the wheel bearings!
Is it common to replace the swingarm bearings/any tip's.
Thanks.
The new bearings need to be pushed into place with a reasonably strong press. They can't be belted in with a hammer and drift. I ended up having the local shop use their press to get mine into place. Your chain will need to be parted to allow removal of the swinger. Not a difficult job.
Good luck.
RE: SWINGARM BEARINGS - Maj - 28-02-2011
Warm the swingarm, easier to r&r the bearings
Not very common to need replacing , but easy to check if you can get most of the weight off the rear wheel and check for sideplay , some swingarms cracked at the very front edge of the bearing area, but i have yet to see even that realy cause problems
RE: SWINGARM BEARINGS - donovandon100 - 28-02-2011
(28-02-2011, 05:22pm)Maj Wrote: Warm the swingarm, easier to r&r the bearings
Not very common to need replacing , but easy to check if you can get most of the weight off the rear wheel and check for sideplay , some swingarms cracked at the very front edge of the bearing area, but i have yet to see even that realy cause problems
Side play is the problem,
I shook the wheel side to side and it moves,
I can see the chain tension changing as it moves.
Guess I will have to take it apart to see why.
Thanks.