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yokohama · 05-04-18, 10:10 AM

This is well worth doing, especially on a second hand bike with an unknown history. When I took the rear linkage apart a couple of years ago, the bearings were rolling around on grains of rust. Everything was bone dry and I don't think it had ever been touched. Possibly the cause of the 'slight play in the swingarm' MOT advisory, which went away after everything had been cleaned up and greased.

05-04-18, 10:10 AM	#8
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 283	Re: Rear shock linkage and rear caliper This is well worth doing, especially on a second hand bike with an unknown history. When I took the rear linkage apart a couple of years ago, the bearings were rolling around on grains of rust. Everything was bone dry and I don't think it had ever been touched. Possibly the cause of the 'slight play in the swingarm' MOT advisory, which went away after everything had been cleaned up and greased.