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sean_rfi
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Swingarm bearing

#1 PostAuthor: sean_rfi » Wed Nov 16, 2022 10:26 am

Hello All,

I'm just about to refit the swingarm to my Z900 A4 and thought I would go for what I thought would be an 'upgrade' and went for a needle bearing kit rather than standard bushes.
I saw an earlier post on the same subject where the needle bearing kits didn't appear to receive a glowing endorsement...
Despite this I'm sort of committed now so thought I would persevere. I know that fitting these ought to be fairly straightforward, however the bearing cap/washer doesn't seem like it is properly designed to fit on the end of the swingarm pivot tube. The photos below show the way I think they ought to go. The instructions are in German only and lack anything helpful like a diagram. I was hoping that someone might be able to tell me if I have this wrong or what should be the correct way to assemble the parts.
By the way I haven't fitted the need bearings into the swingarm yet.

Swingarm needle bearing outer.jpg

Swing arm needle bearing inner.jpg

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Re: Swingarm bearing

#2 PostAuthor: z2.john » Wed Nov 16, 2022 11:59 am

looks to me that you have the outside bit on the inside

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Re: Swingarm bearing

#3 PostAuthor: sean_rfi » Wed Nov 16, 2022 12:08 pm

Thanks for the John.
That's what I thought as well but the thick washer (on the outside) doesn't rotate freely in the bearing washer - the OD is too large and it binds.


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