Hello and welcome to the episode, today I show you how to grease your rear shock absorber link bearings. I perform this procedure every year on my NC because I used my bike in some harsh weather conditions, they come quite dry from factory so if you haven't done this yet then it might be a good idea.
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The first you should do is put your bike on its main stand
The bolts I am pointing out are the ones you need to remove
spray them with wd40
now first loosen the lower nut as shown, you will need a 17mm socket or spanner
now loosen the top nut as shown
go around the opposite side and grab a 14mm spanner , loosen the nut and bolt simultaneously
do this for the upper and lower bolts
remove the nuts and the pull of the right link
loosen the lower shock absorber nut
put all your parts in one place
now you'll need a trolley jack to take the weight of the rear wheel
jack it slightly so the wheel just starts to lift
push out the remaining link bolts as shown
you will need to push down on the chain to slide the bolt out
put all the parts in one place
remove the last renaming nut as shown
here you'll the 17mm spanner and an 8mm hex key for the bolt
slide both bolts out and remove the link
put all the parts in a container
remove the roller pin from the rear swing arm
here you can see all the needle bearings
remove both pins from the linkage
using wd40 give everything a good clean as shown
use a tooth brush to clean the needle bearings, dont forget to clean the one on the bike too.
Once clean lay all your parts on a clean cloth
grab your grease and thoroughly grease the 3 pins packing in the grease as you rotate the pins
clean up all the excess grease
install the parts as shown
tighten all the bolts to 44 NM
once you are happy perform a final check around all the bolts
release the trolley jack
visually check all the links
pull up on the rear wheel making sure there is no play here
get on the bike and bounce the suspension, make sure there is no knocking or excessive rebound, excessive rebound is where the bike bounces back quickly, if this is happening your shock absorber is worn and will need further investigation
here are the tools you will need, some multi-purpose grease a 17mm spanner a 14 mm spanner and an 8mm hex key
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Location, UK
4 фев 2022
