Another job I wish I'd never started. I wanted to put my new shock on and while in there, thought I'd take a look at the linkage.
I don't think this has been touched since the bike was born, 12 years and 23,000 miles ago.
It meant an afternoon with degreaser and Autosol.
A little scored around the edges but the parts that engage with the needle bearings are ok. Can I get away with these?
I'm going to have to replace the washers on the front bearing and a couple of the nuts.
The needle bearings themselves cleaned up nicely and are all intact and still moving.