Originally Posted by Martynbiker (Post 152008)

Are there any good folks out there who know where there are some Photos of a swingarm coming apart?:helpsmilie:so I know what I am lookin for.. the line drawing of the exploded diagram doesnt make a lot of sense to me.

I am a bit wary of pulling mine apart for 2 or 3 reasons........

1) I have never worked on a Monoshock before and the exploded diagram of the swingarm and monoshock system i have off the Web looks frightening! how many bits are there ?????

No panic, everything is pretty logical. Indeed a lot of parts but if you follow the dashed lines for sequence of assembly you wil be allright.

2) it has 15mm of vertical 'play' and 10-12mm of side to side 'play'
would 'giving it a damn good grease up' sort it out or would that just make it messier to strip?

Vertical play: see other posts. Side play: caused by worn 'main bearings', the ones that the arm itself tirns around. Just replace these, no press required, just hammer and punch. There are aftermarket revision kits available.
Btw: a good grease does not help ...

3) on another thread someone mentioned using a 10 ton press to install bushings n stuff...... can it be done without?

I proposed that just to make a modification ... don't worry.

Cheers

Martyn