Swingarm done

[dougster]

I was finally able to service my swingarm today.

First, I am grateful for Mac's posts on this, and also Gadget's post on his site. Both were indispensible.

It went very well. Since I was replacing the brake fluid, I took the caliper completely off, which made it a little easier. Also took off both exhausts. We then lowered the bike some, took off the shocks, and the wheel came off easily. We used a large dowel to hold up the swingarm until we had removed the driveshaft and pivot bolt. The rest was a piece of cake.

The seals were a little worn, but still in good shape. I have ordered some new ones, but they did not come in on time. There was plenty of grease in the pivot. Not as much on the propeller shaft (though it WAS lubed). The u-joint was in good shape, as was the driveshaft and swingarm. No real slop in it.

We used marine grease on the spacers and pivot bolt, and moly on the splines.

While I was at it, I replaced the gear oil in the final drive, as well as all the brake fluid, front and rear. Torqued everything to spec, and it is all done.

It was an enjoyable task, so we took our time. The swingarm maintenance itself took us about 5 hours. The entire task (taking every thing off, and putting it all back on) was about 7 hours (I was in no rush).

Glad it is all finished. Ready to do the next task.