SWINGARM BEARINGS

[donovandon100]

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.

[Madmax]

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.

[Maj]

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

[donovandon100]

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.