Rear swingarm wiggly....

**cheese** · 14th December 2005, 21:25

Ok looks like all teh bearings have collapsed, it's got a bit of side to side movement and not looking too flash at all....

Wondered why I kept sliding out sideways all the time.....

So I'm going to get a new set of bushes, etc, can I push the bearings out witha hammer and gental hammering? Is this normally a major job? I've got to go get some bigger sockets tomorrow.....

man more money...

wifey is going to hate me.

**scooterboynz** · 14th December 2005, 21:35

i had this happen on a 1998 tl100r after some guy ran up the back of me at an intersection a few years ago , gave me a false name and phone muber etc,,,,, oh well live and learn

**cheese** · 14th December 2005, 21:39

you what? huh? aye?

**scooterboynz** · 14th December 2005, 21:50

some guy ran up the back of my bike and stuffed my rear swing arm bearings , i was riding like a drunk old age pensioner because the back wheel was steering to the right every time i gassed it

**XTC** · 14th December 2005, 21:50

Probably best to get the bearings pressed out using a hydraulic press then press the new ones in. swingarm and linkage bearings don't really appreciate being belted with a hammer. And some can be stuck in there very tight. Get all the bearings and seals remove the swingarm and linkage and take it all to your local shop. Be prepared to part with 250-300 dollars in bearings and seals alone to do the whole job. Once the new ones are installed regularly disassemble swing arm and linkage and regrease especially in winter.

**XTC** · 14th December 2005, 21:54

Originally Posted by scooterboynz

some guy ran up the back of my bike and stuffed my rear swing arm bearings , i was riding like a drunk old age pensioner because the back wheel was steering to the right every time i gassed it

Rode a ducati darmah like that once. The pinch bolt on the chain adjuster (at front of swingarm on those) had broken and allowed the swingarm to move side to side when you accelerated.

**cheese** · 14th December 2005, 21:56

Looks like I'm not going riding this weekend then....

I just had all the linkages rebult and that cost me about $120 for teh bits adn $60 to fit.

**XTC** · 14th December 2005, 21:56

Dirtbike.co.nz have swingarm bearing kits for $165.00 and linkage kits for $175.00.

**XTC** · 14th December 2005, 21:58

Originally Posted by cheese

Looks like I'm not going riding this weekend then....

I just had all the linkages rebult and that cost me about $120 for teh bits adn $60 to fit.

Christ I hope you got that RM real cheap......

**Wellyman** · 14th December 2005, 22:40

Bummer dude! that sucks, we will have to ride another time

**cheese** · 15th December 2005, 07:59

oh mate I tell you this bike has been an expensive bike. I'll never sell it cause it would be a waste of money..... Cost me 2600, spent about 600 on it so far and it eats plugs every few hours....

grumble grumble grumble....

**Posh Tourer :P** · 15th December 2005, 08:05

check the coil outputs, and also the HT leads. That is if you have already looked at the fuel mixture....

**vifferman** · 15th December 2005, 08:06

Originally Posted by XTC

Rode a ducati darmah like that once. The pinch bolt on the chain adjuster (at front of swingarm on those) had broken and allowed the swingarm to move side to side when you accelerated.

What a stupid design!
I had a Fiat 132 that was like that (for several years, until a WOF inspection finally picked it up). The bush in the right radius arm was flogged out, so it had rear-wheel steering: accelerate for right-hand corners, decelerate for left-hand ones.
By the way, Mr. Cheese: you should be able to hammer the bearings out, if you're careful, but you'd be best to use something that presses on the bearing all the way round, like a piece of pipe, because if your're using a drift and tapping your way around the bearing, if you tap it a bit hard and get it on a slight angle, it will jam and dig into the swingarm bearing wall shaft thingo (dunno what you call it), possibly damaging it.

**F5 Dave** · 15th December 2005, 08:30

Depends on whether the swingarm is full length at the bearings, some are 2 arms. (Real old RMs aren’t). If so you can use a decent bench-vice. With a socket pushing against the bearing & a BIG socket or spacer on the other side the bearing will get pushed into the big one when you do the vice up. Easy. Put them in the same way.
As always heat is your friend. Propane camp stove/bottle, heatgun or in a snip a fan heater on the swingarm will help.

When re inserting you can put the bearings in the freezer for an hour.

Grease the bearings, use lithium grease as it is more waterproof so suits dirtbikes.

All Balls & Pivot works sell bearing kits.