EAM20103
SWINGARM
EAM30071
REMOVING THE SWINGARM
1. Use a maintenance stand to raise the rear
wheel off the ground.
EWA13120
WARNING
Securely support the vehicle so that there is
no danger of it falling over.
2. Measure:
• Swingarm side play
• Swingarm vertical movement
a. Measure the tightening torque of the pivot
shaft nut.
Pivot shaft nut
85 N·m (8.5 kgf·m, 63 lb·ft)
b. Check the swingarm side play "A" by mov-
ing the swingarm from side to side.
If the swingarm has side-to-side play,
check the bushings, the bearings and the
collars.
c. Check the swingarm vertical movement
"B" by moving the swingarm up and down.
If swingarm vertical movement is not
smooth or if there is binding, check the
bushings, the bearings and the collars.
B
B
A
A
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