lowidenfast Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 I noticed some yanking/snatching under full power on my last ride. Took a look at the bike and discovered the swing arm was not aligned properly with the frame, it is angled to one side. The sprocket side rear tire is actually almost an inch farther forward than the right side and the wear on the (new) sprockets is evident so I ordered the Pivotworks bearing rebuild kit and took the swinger off last night. I don't see anything wrong with the bearings or any of the parts that the rebuild kit contains, however, I noticed that the collar labeled # 42 in this diagram is crushed on one side (actually has a hole worn through it too). What exactly is this collar for? Could this cause the misalignment? It was late last night when I got it all apart and I just cut the lights off and went to bed, didn't get a good look at how this things plays into the equation. Any advice is much appreciated Quote
gusto Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 Check the forks/tabs where your swing arm attaches to your carrier. If they are bent that is your problem. Mine was out 1.5inches like yours and i could not see that was the problem until i took off the swingarm. Quote
lowidenfast Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Posted October 14, 2014 Check the forks/tabs where your swing arm attaches to your carrier. If they are bent that is your problem. Mine was out 1.5inches like yours and i could not see that was the problem until i took off the swingarm. OK, i'll check that out tonight. Were you able to bend them back or was the swing arm shot at that point? Quote
lowidenfast Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) But I really feel like the entire swing arm was angled from the pivot point where it attached to the frame. Had a hard time taking any real measurements as it's hard to know what you can trust to be the same on each side of the bike so I mostly determined this by just eyeballing it but I could fit my pinky between the shock spring on one the left/chain side and could not fit it between the swinger and shock on the right side. Can anyone tell me what the purpose of that collar is? I'm hoping that is my issue but not exactly sure what role it plays in the grand scheme. Edited October 14, 2014 by lowidenfast Quote
sheerider11 Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 Chain roller. Dosent aid in alignment Quote
sheerider11 Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 After market guides are usually laid across. Stock uses a roller thing that I have never seen in tact because they always look like that. Quote
lowidenfast Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Posted October 14, 2014 Ahh, OK. So it should have never been in place because I have the full TM Designworks chain guide/roller system. The top/front chain guide always sat crooked/jacked up (just ordered a new one today) so it must be because the collar wasn't supposed to be there. Makes sense and now I wish I hadn't ordered the damn collar being that it's not needed for my application. Quote
dozer Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 do yourself a favor and get a round carrier swingarm. Its a way better setup. Quote
lowidenfast Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Posted October 14, 2014 do yourself a favor and get a round carrier swingarm. Its a way better setup. I want to but just don't have the funds at them moment. Hoping to upgrade a few things over the winter with my year end bonus Quote
registered user Posted October 14, 2014 Report Posted October 14, 2014 the 42 collar is just that. a collar for the chain roller to spin on. they make alot of noise as i found out. kept hearing a weird sound i wasnt used to but its just that roller spinning and chain going over it. sounds like your problem is in the back at the carrier and adjustments area Quote
lowidenfast Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Posted October 15, 2014 The Pivot works bearing kit doesn't come till today so I did some cleaning / painting last night while everything was apart. Not the best quality pics but this is the color I painted my engine and it is an accent color behind the flames in my graphics Quote
registered user Posted October 16, 2014 Report Posted October 16, 2014 make sure the pivot works arent china junk. other wise toss em in the trash and get something else Quote
lowidenfast Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Posted October 16, 2014 Can't see the country of manufacture anywhere on the bearings or the packaging. I'm so scared of tearing these bearings up trying to get them installed. These needle bearings seem really fragile. The old ones just crumbled when I tied to tap them out. Here's to hoping those were from China and the new ones are made in the good ol' U.S. of A Quote
lowidenfast Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Posted October 16, 2014 Again, while waiting on parts, I decided to polish and paint a few things. The result: I realized the bearings in the linkage and dog bone are also shot. Ordered the kit and paid fucking next day air freight shipping to get it here tomorrow. I'm trying so hard to make it to a big group ride on Sunday and 'shee is doing her best to keep that from happening. I'm determined to smoke a few more 4 pokes out before I call it quits and go into hibernation for the rest of the year. When the weather gets cold, I only go outside to brew beer or fill my glass from the kegerator in the garage Quote
lowidenfast Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Posted October 16, 2014 Well, the bearings went in just fine!! I guess I lucked out on not getting the Chinese knock off version Quote
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