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Originally Posted by Craig380
T...I'd be interested in whether you find the suspension linkage bearings still have any grease in them too.
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They seem to have much less than the main swingarm bearings. What there is left is fairly dried out and sticky too. Causing it to be really stiff pivoting. From the difference between them I'd say that the suspension linkage needs servicing much more often than the swingarm. A much easier job to do thankfully too!
I'm managing to clean a lot of dried up grease residue off the linkage bolts and bushings and it's feeling much smoother already. I think I got to the bearings just before the grease stopped protecting them as they seem really good. With new grease packed in and eveything cleaned up I'm hoping things feel a bit smoother!
I'd definitely recommend servicing the linkage at regular intervals now I've seen it.
See below pic for sticky dried up grease bolt compared to cleaned one...
