Rear suspension link bearings

[Eastsussexbiker]

Cam gasket leak sorted I moved on to rear suspension link bearings.  Curiosity killed the cat !! However once again Bodgit and Scarper have been paid to put there incompetent hands on another repair.

Just 1 of the needle rollers has failed and found to be seized but with a bit of heat and a drift it came out. The bush will go again but the needle roller is toast.








Part’s sourced from simplybearings.co.uk. Cheaper than Motorworks and a main dealer.

[Eastsussexbiker]

[Matt]

Looks fun! Forgive my ignorance but what shows that one of these is toast? Is it when you fiddle with it and find it not moving? Or is it a visual inspection of something having failed?

[TomL]

Looks fun! Forgive my ignorance but what shows that one of these is toast? Is it when you fiddle with it and find it not moving? Or is it a visual inspection of something having failed?

Take it apart and it will be obvious if it needs replacing.
After cleaning and greasing, fit the pivot pin and it should rotate freely and smoothly.