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Hey guys, I noticed some free play in my linkage the other day, when the bike is on the stand I can grab the rear wheel and can move it up and down so I pulled it all apart and replaced all the linkage bearings, put it all back together and there is still play in it.
The play seems to be in the part that is attached by a bolt through the swingarm. I am guessing that either the housing where the bolt goes through is worn or the bolt itself is worn. Is there anything else it could be?
The play seems to be in the part that is attached by a bolt through the swingarm. I am guessing that either the housing where the bolt goes through is worn or the bolt itself is worn. Is there anything else it could be?
Additionally, has your shock been serviced recently?
I put mine back together making sure the bolt was in properly and the end result was a tiny little bit of play. From the comments above this sounds normal.
Both bikes have around 60 hours on them, the difference is I'm 198 lbs and not afraid of jumps, she's 120 and a real novice
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I mean theres what, 6 connections between the shock, swingarm, and frame? A tiny amount of play in each of those adds up
But even brand new it will have a small amount of play.
The primary lessons that are learned back in those days when full linkage bearing replacement was at least a twice per season deal:
1.) Riding mud is the quickest way to wear out link bearings.
2.) OEM stuff is as good as it gets and usually worth the extra cost.
3.) Molybdenum grease is your best option for longevity, the green marine greases get washed out pretty easy.
My .02
Did you replace the swingarm bearings, They often have excessive play and require frequent regreasing too. Also noticed the bottom shock bearing wears quickly.
On a side note my Steering head bearings also wear quickly. I think it's a bad design, keen to hear what others have done to alleviate the problem.
Idk if its because of the moly grease, but I've had mine loosen up a number of times. If your bike ever gets really twitchy, this may be the cause lol.
Good call. All the energy culminates on that little bastard fulcrum. It takes a beating, and many overlook it.
I have thought of tapping a zerk into the lower yoke and a relief valve into the upper yoke. Fill that biznatch with calcium sulfonate grease until it comes out of the relief valve.
Just don't quite have the nads to do it yet.
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