Have you ever been bored? Like truly and mind-numbingly bored. So bored that anything seems like a good idea? So bored that no matter how many paint fumes you have to huff you're going to paint your swing arm? No... yeah, we've never been that bored either.
The problem with removing a swingarm is that once you get it off you can see everything that is wrong with it. And when you have three linkages, this means there is a LOT wrong. In this case five needle bearings and one roller bearing, plus the swingarm pivot bolt and every single oil seal on the assembly. And shoving those buggering little bearings in there is no easy feat.
Endo loves the lube, even on the tiniest shafts...
... and as you can see he's experienced at fitting small things into tight places.
Unfortunately installing bearings is no easy feat, because they are an interference fit. As a result all the bearings get dumped into the freezer, while the wallpaper heat-gun comes off the shelf.
Expand one and contract the other. A bearing puller and molybdenum grease make sure that everything fits together.
Tadah.
Pop a new dust seal on top and you're good to go.
Lets install a swing arm shall we?
Not much to work with here, but things will change.I'm sure everyone who reads this knows how to actually install a swing arm, so you're just going to see a series of pictures. For those of you that don't basically it's tab A into slot B. *Note avoid hole C... you'll get slapped.*
Here's The Finished Product
Annnnd we're done. It's amazing what a difference painting a swing arm can make to the appearance of a bike. The fact that it works well now is just a pleasant bonus.
2 comments:
yeah...he's fired...
And the grammar police say, "YOU SUCK"
And really, as much as I love black, if it makes the rest of the bike yellow, it's not worth it. What kind of loser has a yellow bike?
We'll forgive him...I suppose. But...I don't know...it's yellow, and a Honda...man, why is he my friend?
Because you pay me all that money to hang around with you.
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