Play in Rear Swingarm Suspension

[Justintoxicated]

So I was getting my suspension revalved and I decided to finally clean up all the grease and crap that has built up on my rear linkage.  I have had some play in the suspension but always figured it was a worn bolt or busing that was causing it.   Turns out the holes drilled in my chromed quicksand racing swing arm are slightly over-sized.  I wish I would have caught this earlier when quicksand was still in business.

 

So what are my options here to fix this? Drill out the rear linkage and find an oversized custom bolt?  Have a shop weld on new mounts and re-chrome?

 

I'll have to take a picture of the swingarm but this is the best I can do for now.  It's the White Banshee.

 

Edited November 20, 2013 by Justintoxicated

[Glenyboy]

If you were gonna go to the hassle of welding new mounts and re-chroming it'd probably be cheaper to buy a new one

[360CICJ]

Just make bushings for it, that would be alot cheaper and easier, any machinist or fabricator could do that for you.

[KaN Powersports]

Need better pictures, so we can give better advice

[Justintoxicated]

Need better pictures, so we can give better advice

 

What would you a picture of exactly?  Hard to take them at night but I'll do my best.

 

Also how exactly would a bushing work?  Would I need to drill out the linkage bushing and caps?  Who can make this for me!

[Justintoxicated]

 The holes are too big.

[Tech AS]

Dude post more pics of your quad! That shit looks NICE!

[Jereme6655]

What 360 is talking about, is a metal bushing that will drop into your slightly larger hole and make it the correct sized hole for the bolt to drop into.

[Justintoxicated]

Upon closer inspection it appears that it might just be the bushing.  Guess I will have to find a place that sells them.  Seems all the local places only stock 4 stroke stuff, and mostly motorcycles only these days.