Thanks for Info mate-no need to buy a special tool thati will hardly ever need ......your ideas use stuff most mechanically minded people may already have in their workshops
thanks for showing how everything sits inside. that was what I was most curious about before starting the job, i wanted to have a clear understanding of what needed to come out in what order. it was very helpful, thanks again. good tip on pointing out the ring too
heads up on the 2017 I have, the PDS bushing in the swingarm does have a small lip. So be careful when pressing it out that you use a socket that is small enough so that it doesn't catch on the smaller lip. I didn't see it at first but when i couldn't get it to press out I found this was the cause. It's not easily seen if dirty, and also it's quite recessed so it's hard to see. I know there is a lip on the right side, not sure on the left side.
Its worth warming up the swingarm with a blow torch so that it expands, the bearings will move with less force. It is also worth warming up the swingarm when fitting the new bearings because there less change of galling up the aluminium.
I've heard guys freeze the bearings for a few hours, so they microscopically shrink making them easier to fit. Safer than heating the swing arm and getting an ouchie..
Just a thought... if you put the big socket on he right (at 5:44) and the smaller on the left you can fit both the socket pushing and the bigger at once so you don't have to pull it apart to get the second one out.
It was a while ago but think I started the bearing off by carefully taping them in with a rubber hammer. Then used the same socket method to press them fully in. Just be careful with the dust seals as they are extremely soft.
