Sloppy bolt ..........
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Sloppy bolt ..........
I serviced my bike & noticed the swing-arm had some slight movement up & down ( not side to side ) & it was coming from the top mono-shock mounting point . This is a non replaceable ( from Suzuki ) part unless you want to buy a new shock , so I decided to take out the retaining bolt & have a look . The sleeve section looked fine , but the bolt showed a very small amount of wear ,( being a sunday & the local bolt shop was closed ) so I greased the bolt shaft & refitted it slightly turned around so the wear section was no longer lined up at the top & all the movement has gone ( it was only a minute amount to start with , but that equated to more movement by the time you tried to move the swing-arm up & down at the back of the bike.................I will buy a new bolt later to replace it , but it seems a strange thing to not have any grease or protective shim there to start with .
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paul- Posts : 7738
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paul wrote:I serviced my bike & noticed the swing-arm had some slight movement up & down ( not side to side ) & it was coming from the top mono-shock mounting point . This is a non replaceable ( from Suzuki ) part unless you want to buy a new shock , so I decided to take out the retaining bolt & have a look . The sleeve section looked fine , but the bolt showed a very small amount of wear ,( being a sunday & the local bolt shop was closed ) so I greased the bolt shaft & refitted it slightly turned around so the wear section was no longer lined up at the top & all the movement has gone ( it was only a minute amount to start with , but that equated to more movement by the time you tried to move the swing-arm up & down ..................will buy a new bolt later to replace it , but it seems a strange thing to not have any grease or protective shim there to start with .
Good fine Paul.
How many K's has the bike travelled?
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37,000 km , but the trip to work has some nasty roads ................madmax wrote:paul wrote:I serviced my bike & noticed the swing-arm had some slight movement up & down ( not side to side ) & it was coming from the top mono-shock mounting point . This is a non replaceable ( from Suzuki ) part unless you want to buy a new shock , so I decided to take out the retaining bolt & have a look . The sleeve section looked fine , but the bolt showed a very small amount of wear ,( being a sunday & the local bolt shop was closed ) so I greased the bolt shaft & refitted it slightly turned around so the wear section was no longer lined up at the top & all the movement has gone ( it was only a minute amount to start with , but that equated to more movement by the time you tried to move the swing-arm up & down ..................will buy a new bolt later to replace it , but it seems a strange thing to not have any grease or protective shim there to start with .
Good fine Paul.
How many K's has the bike travelled?
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paul- Posts : 7738
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Interesting one Paul. As you probably know, I recently replaced my rear shock (with an Ohlins) having done 65,000kms, and cleaned up and re-used the same bolts in all locations. I did not have the wear you are experiencing.
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I must admit , I was surprised , but there was a definite black wear mark on the bolt ...................maybe it was never torqued up properly ?Ewok1958 wrote:Interesting one Paul. As you probably know, I recently replaced my rear shock (with an Ohlins) having done 65,000kms, and cleaned up and re-used the same bolts in all locations. I did not have the wear you are experiencing.
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paul- Posts : 7738
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Bandit grease is applied as sparsely as Bandit paint.
I've heard of dry suspension joints before. Was there any grease at all on the shim or bolt?
I've heard of dry suspension joints before. Was there any grease at all on the shim or bolt?
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not a trace..........................2wheelsagain wrote:Bandit grease is applied as sparsely as Bandit paint.
I've heard of dry suspension joints before. Was there any grease at all on the shim or bolt?
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Suspension! Thank goodness... I thought this was some new disease, like the runs!
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I thought it sounded better than my bolt was too small for the holeRe-Cycled wrote:Suspension! Thank goodness... I thought this was some new disease, like the runs!
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