SWINGARM

Removing the swingarm

Order

Job/Parts to remove

Q’ty

Remarks

 

 

 

Use a maintenance stand to raise the rear wheel off the ground.

 

Brake hose holder

 

Refer to REAR BRAKE.

 

Rear brake caliper

 

Refer to REAR BRAKE.

 

Bolt (brake pedal)

 

Refer to ENGINE REMOVAL.

 

Drive chain

 

Refer to CHAIN DRIVE.

Removing the swingarm

Order

Job/Parts to remove

Q’ty

Remarks

1

Collar

2

 

2

Oil seal

2

 

3

Thrust bearing

2

 

4

Bushing

2

 

5

Oil seal

2

 

6

Bearing

4

 

7

Drive chain support

1

 

8

Drive chain support cover

1

 

REMOVING THE SWINGARM

1.Use a maintenance stand to raise the rear wheel off the ground.

Securely support the vehicle so that there is no danger of it falling over.

2.Measure:

  • Swingarm side play

  • Swingarm vertical movement

a.Measure the tightening torque of the pivot shaft nut.

  • Pivot shaft nut

    85 N·m (8.5 kgf·m, 63 lb·ft)

b.Check the swingarm side play “a” by moving the swingarm from side to side. If the swingarm has side-to-side play, check the bushings, the bearings, and the collars.

c.Check the swingarm vertical movement “b” by moving the swingarm up and down.

If swingarm vertical movement is not smooth or if there is binding, check the bushings, the bearings, and the collars.

CHECKING THE SWINGARM

1.Check:

  • Swingarm

    Bends/cracks/damage → Replace.

2.Check:

  • Pivot shaft

    Roll the pivot shaft on a flat surface.

    Bends → Replace.

Do not attempt to straighten a bent pivot shaft.

3.Wash with kerosene:

  • Pivot shaft

  • Bushing

  • Collar

  • Bearing

4.Check:

  • Oil seal

    Damage → Replace.

  • Bearing

  • Bushing

    Free play exists/unsmooth revolution/rust → Replace bearing and bushing as a set.

INSTALLING THE SWINGARM

1.Lubricate:

  • Bearing

  • Thrust bearing

  • Collar

  • Bushing

  • Oil seal

  • Pivot shaft

  • Recommended lubricant

    Molybdenum disulfide grease

2.Install:

  • Bearing “1”

  • Oil seal “2”

    (to the swingarm)

  • Collar “3”

  • Installed depth “a”

    0–0.5 mm (0–0.02 in)

  • Installed depth “b”

    6.5 mm (0.26 in)

First install the outer and then the inner bearings to a specified depth from inside.

3.Install:

  • Swingarm

  • Pivot shaft nut

    85 N·m (8.5 kgf·m, 63 lb·ft)

Install the pivot shaft from the right.

4.Install:

  • Drive chain support

  • Drive chain support cover

  • Drive chain support nut

    7 N·m (0.7 kgf·m, 5.2 lb·ft)

  • Bolt (drive chain support)

    7 N·m (0.7 kgf·m, 5.2 lb·ft)

5.Install:

6.Adjust:

  • Drive chain slack (Maintenance Stand)

    50.0–60.0 mm (1.97–2.36 in)