How to …linkage strip down and grease

[SteveMember]

How good is that double socket n thread idea,what why how didn’t that appear 50 skinned knuckles ago.
ouch ouch ouch.
toes

[Nick JacksonMember]

Well I pulled the linkage apart on the 250 , one bearing was fine the others are shot so I’ve ordered a complete replacement kit and to make installation a bit easier got this Motion Pro press for under $50

Nick

[AndrewMember]

Murph the surf wrote:

Oh wow, Nick.
KTM don’t have that problem. :pinch:
Just replaced the Heim joint in my 500
It took 6000kms before it was time to change it. :whistle:
Did have the swing arm off to do said Hiem joint.
Did loose the roller bearings when tapping in the new Hiem Joint.
Bloody little needles everywhere. :pinch: :angry:
Might be time to change the swing arm bearings, I guess??? :huh:
I think I got most back in. :woohoo: :whistle: :pinch:
Sorry, Nick
I guess this doesn’t help you much.
It may help other Kato rideres though
Cheers
Murph

Same thing happened to me Murph.. theres no freeplay in the swingarm tho so IMO no need change the bearing..think I lost about 3 needles…. :unsure:

[dennis da menaceMember]

Nickj wrote:

Could someone please tell me the correct procedure for stripping down and re- greasing my linkage , I did it a long time ago but can’t remember what I did :blush:

I’ve heard plenty of stories of needle bearings rolling around the garage floor and would like to avoid this of possible

Thanks in advance

Nick

sorry Nick,

I too, dont understand your linkage problem

i’d love to help :unsure: but I cant say i have this problem :dry:

and if you northerners could explain this in Laymans terms, i would appreciate it thoroughly

singletrackmind wrote:

I am pretty anal.
Get a bit of paper towel and some metho :ohmy: and roll your finger around inside. Remove it gently so as not to dislodge a needle :side: . Replace that end seal turn it up the other way, remove the other one and repeat. Then get a finger full of blue grease and pack that bad boy. :woohoo: Reassemble and then tackle the other one in the same fashion while you’re yelling a “woohoo”. Get them so full of grease that you can only just put it all back together and torque it to spec. :blush:

STM

go on then, erase it, it was funny at that point of the bottle :laugh: :laugh:

[Nick JacksonMember]

menace wrote:

Nickj wrote:

Could someone please tell me the correct procedure for stripping down and re- greasing my linkage , I did it a long time ago but can’t remember what I did :blush:

I’ve heard plenty of stories of needle bearings rolling around the garage floor and would like to avoid this of possible

Thanks in advance

Nick

sorry Nick,

I too, dont understand your linkage problem

i’d love to help :unsure: but I cant say i have this problem :dry:

and if you northerners could explain this in Laymans terms, i would appreciate it thoroughly

singletrackmind wrote:

I am pretty anal.
Get a bit of paper towel and some metho :ohmy: and roll your finger around inside. Remove it gently so as not to dislodge a needle :side: . Replace that end seal turn it up the other way, remove the other one and repeat. Then get a finger full of blue grease and pack that bad boy. :woohoo: Reassemble and then tackle the other one in the same fashion while you’re yelling a “woohoo”. Get them so full of grease that you can only just put it all back together and torque it to spec. :blush:

STM

go on then, erase it, it was funny at that point of the bottle :laugh: :laugh:

Nice editing Menace worth keeping I reckon !!

Nick

[scott bockingMember]

That’s funny Spidy.Reading that I had a flash back to the last time you stayed at my place. :kiss:

STM

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