swingarm question

[speedfreke]

I did a search and didn't come up with anything definitive. Can you adjust/torque the swing arm pivot bolts/nuts with the rear wheel/tire on the bike? does the rear have to be off the ground? I am getting a weird feeling that seems to be coming from the rear,feels like the rear is skating around or fish tailing. I just had it apart to do solid motor mounts and sean
notched and braced the swing arm for me so I am wondering if I didn't get the swingarm pivots set right when I reassembled it.


Richard

 

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Should be just fine to leave the wheel on. I would get it off the ground if you can.

 

[wildweasel_pt]

I install it with no wheel so i can "feel" the swinging (the wheel on makes it difficult due extra weight) when torquing, just like torquing a steering stem...

 

[speedfreke]

I did pull it apart and reset the swingarm torque and it feels much better at speeds. I am still getting a weird feeling when I have been running at freeway speeds and then I merge off and start to slow down it feels like the bike just wants to wander all over and I am constantly correcting. once I stop and then start going again it feels fine, Is it something I am doing?

 

[gamorg02]

all the axle stuff tightened up?

 

[maxrom]

swing arm bearing are like <timken bearing> or like old car bearing in there adjustment - thighting

i did have smething like that this summer


maybe this is the same,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,for you

search and search and search:ummm:

:eusa_dance:the fck`n rear wheel bearing:eusa_dance:

his your wheel verry stable on its axel?

remove the seal and look-feel the smoothness roling of that bearing

 

[KJShover]

I did pull it apart and reset the swingarm torque and it feels much better at speeds. I am still getting a weird feeling when I have been running at freeway speeds and then I merge off and start to slow down it feels like the bike just wants to wander all over and I am constantly correcting. once I stop and then start going again it feels fine, Is it something I am doing?

If you haven't done so already, pop it up on the centerstand and grab the rear wheel and give it a shake side to side to see how much it moves. Might have messed up a bearing in the swingarm.

Its pretty easy to do, I've done it myself after installing my swingarm. Something didn't really feel right when I was riding it, very similar to what you are describing, then a person who was behind me told me that my tire was doing some wierd things.

Turned out when I was tightening up the pivot bolts, I screwed up one of my bearings.