Swing Arm Question

[wannarsv]

It seems as though lately EVERY THING I attempt turns into a big fiasco. I guess it is just a time in life when we are supposed to learn.......I don't know but Im sure there is a lesson in here somewhere.

Servicing my swing arm...bearings look good repack & reassemble. been a project over a period of several days...(work schedule & other issues) etc. The question I have is I have torqued the left side first...then the right, the left side seal appears to be flush with(up against) the frame while the right side is not, i.e. I can see threads on the pivot bolt on the right side. (The seal is not flush, or up against the frame). Almost like there should be a spacer in there or something. Is this normal? also the lock nut is only on about half a nut. is that normal. Probably didn't pay as much attention as I should have when disassembling....Hey maybe that's the lesson!!!!!

 

Thanks Mel

[vzuden]

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?72631-Repacking-the-Swing-Arm-Bearings

It's been awhile since I had mine apart but did you review this?

[wannarsv]

Thought I did... but as I looked at it again I found some things that might be the culprit.....thanks for the response.

Mel

[wannarsv]

O.K. got swing arm back together & torqued to spec......72 left 5.1 right. looks more normal. The only question I have at this point is, on right side pivot bolt there are some bolt threads showing between frame & swing arm, Is this normal?

 

Thanks, Mel

[Flyinfool]

Some pics would help here.

[wannarsv]

If I could figure that out I will do that very thing

Edited August 26, 2015 by wannarsv

[Flyinfool]

I am posting this Pic for Mel

[wannarsv]

Thanks I appreciate you posting that picture for me....Don't know why I couldn't get it to post probably to big.... Not real computer literate. Any way is the space between the swing arm & frame normal?

Thanks for all the help, Mel

[Ace]

That doesn't look right to me. Mine does have a small gap but not enough to see any threads. It may just be how your swingarm was manufactured or your torque wrench is way off. If you tighten that side too much it will tend to push the swingarm away from the frame.

[wannarsv]

61 inch lbs. My wrench would not go 5.1 so I converted to inch lbs.

Thanks for the response.

[wannarsv]

Thanks for the help Ace. Guess no one else has any Idea.

[Ace]

You're welcome. Maybe try backing off the right side and see if the gap closes, if it doesn't then you know that's just how the swingarm was manufactured.

[wannarsv]

I tried that, but 5.1 Ft lbs isn't much. I have about determined that very thing, just must be the way it is. One thing bugging me is I'm usually more observant when working on something....Oh well! Thanks Again