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B0000M
17th January 2010, 13:41
rear suspension linkage pin before? the tube that runs on the roller bearings that the bolt goes through


and inb4 ktm crowd- ktm's have something similar at the bottom of the shock


anyway, ive managed to break one of these pins somehow! didnt know until i went to grease my linkages today... - usually about a 15 min job btw


i would post a photo of it broken in 2 places, but my laptop is too poked to read memory cards anymore (so i found out right now)
bogan
17th January 2010, 13:45
you mean the inner race of the roller bearing? that shit should never break! anything else damaged that might have caused it to break?
B0000M
17th January 2010, 13:51
yeah, the big thick pins. the pin that if it were going through a piston would be called a gudgeon pin... in fact may be called that anyway...

broken about 1/4 along, and about 3/4 along. nothing else broken, dont recall doing any phenominal serious bottom out landings recently!
barty5
17th January 2010, 14:24
Nope but did snap a wishbone on a cr250 years back on one of the table tops at kimmies wasnt a happy landing
Danger
17th January 2010, 18:04
Yup used to break them all the time on my TT600. Got a fitter and turner to make me up a few spares, if they didn't bend they would snap.

Might get you to grease the linkage on my RM250 next time your up. Don't worry about the KTM, it doesn't need greasing.
telliman
17th January 2010, 18:29
Nope but did snap a wishbone on a cr250 years back on one of the table tops at kimmies wasnt a happy landing
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=836442&id=748700199

like this?
barty5
17th January 2010, 18:39
yeah sorta flat landed the big table top knew something bad was going to happen just hung on for the ride and got thrown once landed
honda_power
17th January 2010, 19:57
Nope but did snap a wishbone on a cr250 years back on one of the table tops at kimmies wasnt a happy landing

yup done the same thing with my old 04 crf but the landing also broke the bar in the middle of the shock... that was an expensive day
cheese
17th January 2010, 20:27
So are you riding the 85 on Friday than?
B0000M
17th January 2010, 20:35
nah, itl be all fixed by then... and even if i for some reason cant get parts, ill just borrow the linkages off aarons mostly stripped CRF sitting beside it!