Reusign swingarm bearings?
 

Usually I'd figure on replacing bearings after removal, but I just recently replaced my swingarm with a totally new one which I got very cheap in a dealership clearout... Now, I'm thinking of doing some powdercoating, which means bearings out. With these needle bearings, can I realistically tap them out without hurting them? They're less than 500 miles old, and stupidly expensive to replace. The shock linkage is getting new ones anyway but if I can make these ones do the job I will. Any ideas?

Cheers

Andrew

Re: Reusign swingarm bearings?
 

If you're knocking them out, new ones I reckon. Plus if powder coating i normally leave the bearings in and then knock them out later, but that's just me...

Re: Reusign swingarm bearings?
 

They can often be removed if you're suitably careful, especially if you're talking about an aluminium swingarm as a bit of heat really loosens them up.
However you must be really careful as, and I'm sure you've noticed this, the bearing outer race typically has a smaller lip on it's inner end than on the outer, meaning that the area to drift is rather smaller - a damaged bearing is only a slip away.
Heat it up - it really makes a big difference, and improvise a puller of some kind if at all possible.

Re: Reusign swingarm bearings?
 

Would a ' penny washer ' held on each end of the s/arm tunnel keep the powder out. ? :confused:

Re: Reusign swingarm bearings?
 

order new ones :)

Re: Reusign swingarm bearings?
 

Boo :(

Re: Reusign swingarm bearings?
 

Find a contact in the engineering game who can get you bearings cheaper, I'm fortunate enough to have a dad who can obtain my wheel bearings cheap. I don't know what size they are as never opened up my swinging arm, but can't imagine they'd be anything obscure.