new linkage & swingarm bearings
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new linkage & swingarm bearings
just fitted my new `all balls` linkage,swingarm & lower shock bearings to my 03 220 but upon assembly i notice i still have a very very tiny bit of play when i pull up on the swingarm..it seems to come from the lower link arm where it bolts to the lower frame..everything is nice & tight & i packed all the bearings etc with a thick coating of bell ray waterproof grease..there was no sign of wear to the swingarm or lower link bearing housing & the new bearings pressed in with a little bit of force..is this normal to have a small bit of play on the kdx?...anyone else noticed this on theirs after replacing worn swingarm/linkage bearings? cheers
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I bet if you tighten down further on that linkage bolt that goes through the frame ears the play will go away.
The inner race is trapped between the ears, the ears are squeezed together against the inner race. Put the hurt on it!
There should not be any play in the linkage.
The inner race is trapped between the ears, the ears are squeezed together against the inner race. Put the hurt on it!
There should not be any play in the linkage.
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'99 CR/KDX Hybrid with that RB stuff done to it
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'99 CR/KDX Hybrid with that RB stuff done to it
KX100 for the boy
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+1KarlP wrote:I bet if you tighten down further on that linkage bolt that goes through the frame ears the play will go away.
The inner race is trapped between the ears, the ears are squeezed together against the inner race. Put the hurt on it!
There should not be any play in the linkage.
exactly how mine was with the new bearings. tightened her up and, voila!