wwholden's extended +4 stock swing arm!

[wwholden]

I was getting ready to sand blast my swing arm and decided to take a look at the bearings. The needle bearings where all rusted up and the rubber seals where like plastic. I used a punch and a large hammer to bang them out.

Two questions:

1. Anyone know of a good rebuild kit for the swingers bearings?

2. Do these bearings press into place or shuld they just slide in. The reason I ask is becasue Im getting ready to paint my swinger and I dont want to bang up my swingers fresh paint by using a press to get the new bearings in.

Also I haven't got a good look at my carrier bearings yet but I assume they will be shot too. Anyone know of a good rebuld kit for them also?

My bad I just posted with the wrong title. Im also doing a write up on my DIY swinger. Doesnt look like I can change the title?

 

[blasty 95]

Pivot works makes a rebuild kit an im pretty sure they get pressed in

 

[wwholden]

Pivot Works Swing Arm Bearing Kit Blaster 200 88-06 | eBay
Fifty bucks

 

[blasty 95]

Yea i just forked out the loot for a set miles to 10 or 15 bucks more to get pivot why not

 

[wwholden]

So theres a brand called "set miles" thats a little cheaper? Ive herd of pivot and will prolly buy from that brand but I hope I can find where they are sold cheaper.

 

[wwholden]

I just found a banshee pivot rebuild kit for the swinger and its only $25. Is there any chance they are compatible?

 

[Awk08]

"boss bearings" and "all balls" is what i use for most of my bearing needs............

YAMAHA BLASTER 200 SWINGARM SLEEVE SEALS BEARINGS KIT | eBay



ALL BALLS SWING ARM BEARING KIT YFS200 BLASTER 88-06 | eBay


carrier bearings..............

YAMAHA BLASTER 200 SWINGARM SLEEVE SEALS BEARINGS KIT | eBay

 

[Awk08]

I just found a banshee pivot rebuild kit for the swinger and its only $25. Is there any chance they are compatible?

no........... on the banshee kit

 

[wwholden]

Thanks awk08. Are these brands just as good as pivot works? The helboundracing seller doesnt specify the brand. Also your link for the carrier bearings is the same for the swingarms link.

 

[wwholden]

Can an administrator or moderator change the name of this thread to something like bearing question please.

 

[Larry's Shee]

Little tip is clean rust out where brgs go, coat pivot shaft with grease, grease or anti seize on spacer tubes. Do grease zerk mod for carrier.

 

[wwholden]

I picked up some zerk fittings today for the swinger. I assume to put one on each side of the swinger and put on one the carrier. Anyone have any sugestions on where to place them? I guess center would be best. And does anyone know the size drill and tap I should use?

 

[Blaner]

Grease nipples (zerks) i put in on my new swinger i made in january

if you look carefully, you can see the one on the back carrier. (zoom in)

 

[wwholden]

Why did you weld around the zerk fittings? I was just planing on drilling a hole and tapping it...

 

[Blaner]

true, and on a stock swinger you can but on mine I had a pocket where the leg of the swinger encases the round tube, so if I just drilled through it I would end up with a opening into the swinger leg where water would get in. That is for the left side. For the right side, Remember that the zerk has thread and that the swinger tube has an inner tube running through. The Zerk thread was going to hit my tube and hence, the thing would not have screwed in tight before hitting the inner tube.

You could space it with washers or something but thats primitive.

Read my thread, I dealt with this there...

http://www.blasterforum.com/suspension-14/new-swingarm-progress-44983/