See... thats why forums are great cheers. Mind if Id looked before asking I may have seen it hey !!! Unfortunately I dont have anything that size to do it up, so Ive wound it out a bit at a time until the swingarm goes back in snug, bolt in and tightened up. Should be ok like that Im hoping
Anyone know correct torque for swing arm nut ??

Chaps - you don't need to take the swingarm out to grease the main pivot bolt, just tap it out with everything still assembled and the bike on a centre stand (not a paddock stand).

Glad you confirmed that mate, it's what i was going to try.

Phil

92Nm

If you're a forum supporter you can download the workshop manual!!

I see that you are - so somewhere here you'll find the documents that are well worth downloading.

Cheers , yeah thats how I used to do my XR400 every oil change a quick grease up and job done, but while I'd got to that point it seemmed easier to get it off and have good access to all the other gubbins to be greased up also
Did look to see if I could find a download but couldnt seem to find anything????

Grease the swingarm pivot. Right now. One way or another you'll need to get it out eventually, and if it's not been greased since the factory's token effort you will have to resort to extreme measures...

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Now you're talking my language :thumbsup[1]: UT

My swingarm bolt was a pig,I got tired of belting it with a club hammer and drift and a bit nervous I was going to clout the engine case.
Took to it from the other side with a mains electric impact wrench after a good soaking in diesel and finally shifted it.

The worst bearing was the one where the relay arm attaches to the frame and iirc it was the only one I didn't grease when I stripped the relay arm and tie rods down back in 2009.

I've had a squeek and it came from the swingarm pivot outer dust cap area,the bearings where pretty dry,I'd never take the swing off till now but they are saveable at 32k miles

The adjusting nut to take up the gap between frame is pictured below which might be helpful. I knocked a socket extension bar into it to turn it to remove swingarm.

Outside view




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Inside view




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I've got the fun of getting the knackered needle bearing out now.

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The problem I had was that it was seized in the bearing sleeves, not the engine cases. So it was spinning perfectly happily, just wouldn't slide out.