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Servicing relay and pivot arm:how to clean and repack
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<blockquote data-quote="MajBach" data-source="post: 1444837" data-attributes="member: 27289"><p>HaHa. Thanks for the invite. I may not make it this year. Funny, the last time I went on a rally it was in 2014 in Castlegar and we headed up that way. Good times. I'm tuning up the same bike and headed south in a couple weeks never to bring it home again. Aiming for the Keys for the fall then shipping the bike off to Europe. I've run out of roads in N America. </p><p>I bought a second FJR last year on am going to customize it and tune it up but probably wont have it ready by June.</p><p>Incidentally, I learned the hard way that the needle bearings in the pivot arm etc aren't actually held in with a cage or anything. Rather, the grease holds them in. Decided to soak all of them then clean out the excess grease before repacking using compressed air and rags. That's when I learned how easy they fall out. Luckily, I found them all, cleaned them up and managed to put them back in place with a generous helping of grease. Good as new. The old grease had almost turned into a rubber cake which gave the illusion of a cage of sorts. Live and learn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MajBach, post: 1444837, member: 27289"] HaHa. Thanks for the invite. I may not make it this year. Funny, the last time I went on a rally it was in 2014 in Castlegar and we headed up that way. Good times. I'm tuning up the same bike and headed south in a couple weeks never to bring it home again. Aiming for the Keys for the fall then shipping the bike off to Europe. I've run out of roads in N America. I bought a second FJR last year on am going to customize it and tune it up but probably wont have it ready by June. Incidentally, I learned the hard way that the needle bearings in the pivot arm etc aren't actually held in with a cage or anything. Rather, the grease holds them in. Decided to soak all of them then clean out the excess grease before repacking using compressed air and rags. That's when I learned how easy they fall out. Luckily, I found them all, cleaned them up and managed to put them back in place with a generous helping of grease. Good as new. The old grease had almost turned into a rubber cake which gave the illusion of a cage of sorts. Live and learn. [/QUOTE]
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