My bike / buildthread... from Sweden
Also fitted the F4i swingarm to my other frame today:
Not as much hassle as i had read on the net, about 2 hours total. but still need the correct bearings & weld a 2mm steel plate on the inside of the linkage to prevent the new bearings from coming loose.
Right side does not rub at all. Left side of swingarm need a little dent in it, will heat it with a heatgun for a long time, then use the BIG hammer...
The welded pipe in the middle needs to be cut off.
Done:
just missing the bearings now + new Stainless steel bolts all around
Not as much hassle as i had read on the net, about 2 hours total. but still need the correct bearings & weld a 2mm steel plate on the inside of the linkage to prevent the new bearings from coming loose.
Right side does not rub at all. Left side of swingarm need a little dent in it, will heat it with a heatgun for a long time, then use the BIG hammer...
The welded pipe in the middle needs to be cut off.
Done:
just missing the bearings now + new Stainless steel bolts all around
continuing the changing of the swingarm:
I found out that the stock F3 "dogbone" (is what we call it in Sweden) if cut in three pieces, vill fit as the new F4i swingarm bearing/bushings.
And as i have a lowering-kit i simply took that "dogbone".
Picture here shows stock F3 swingarm-axle fitted in the "dogbone". 17mm size
Pull out the guideingpins & remove dustseals and the inner bearings:
(i heated the metal for 5 minutes with a heatgun & then tapped the bearings out easily)
Then cut the "dogbone" into three pieces:
After cuting them, simply grint them down a Little so they will fit two front holes in the F4i swingarm, I grinded them just a Little to much, but because the parts already have the correct size 75% around it dont matter if you take a Little much of.
Here you can se how much too much i took of by mistake, also, the new parts will be
just a little too small, but when fitting them later on I will show how you do it properly.
I found out that the stock F3 "dogbone" (is what we call it in Sweden) if cut in three pieces, vill fit as the new F4i swingarm bearing/bushings.
And as i have a lowering-kit i simply took that "dogbone".
Picture here shows stock F3 swingarm-axle fitted in the "dogbone". 17mm size
Pull out the guideingpins & remove dustseals and the inner bearings:
(i heated the metal for 5 minutes with a heatgun & then tapped the bearings out easily)
Then cut the "dogbone" into three pieces:
After cuting them, simply grint them down a Little so they will fit two front holes in the F4i swingarm, I grinded them just a Little to much, but because the parts already have the correct size 75% around it dont matter if you take a Little much of.
Here you can se how much too much i took of by mistake, also, the new parts will be
just a little too small, but when fitting them later on I will show how you do it properly.