Give the man the tools, and he will conquer the world! Well, not really :DD I don't mind bringing bike to the shop for a service, but at the same time it exposes to few things: delays, dependency if anything urgently happens and you have no idea what to do with it, time waste, etc. Thus I thought that its better to waste some time learning on how to do it on my own, rather than waste that time for life, haha!
@@pekkarahikainen9978 Hi, Dude! Exactly this axel that you describe. I had bad look, my bike doesn’t came with appropriate lub in this axel and broken with just two months. But Scott warranty here in Brazil, made all changes. I had many problems with Spark. Wheel’s broken, suspension noises…
@@tom10crafted just from the frame, the cable slack will give you a lot more space to move the swing arm. The hoses are still connected to the components
awesome video, thank you very much, it's a great resource to learn a not mess things up doing the maintenance. One qestion, have you had recurring problems with the lower bearings? particularly the one that seats in the axle, drive-side; I've broken one of those every 4 months! yeah, a cape and a more than a couple of 3 days races, but with lbs maintenance in between. Would appreciate some help or comments, ps: it's an XL frame, I'm thinking the axle force could be stronger do to arm length? (or I'm just tricking...) Thanks!
Hey man, thanks! Now I don't remember which gets busted more on my bike (non-drive or drive side), but I have changed them... 3 times already too! The only thing which could help to prolong the duration is cleaning/regreasing it more frequently, but... I guess its easier to just change them than playing around every few muddy rides :) By the way, did you got just same size bearings from somewhere or from Scotts kit? Maybe there are some more-sealed bearing options around which could be more resistable to moisture (unlikely to be the bearings from original kits:))
@@tom10crafted thks for your reply! I haven't really change any myself, I'm a new place and in need to make my bike-lab again, so my LBS has done it, just changed it for the same from scott (I think), I'll check out if there are some SKF better suited for the mud, BUT would you think it's just mud and moisture, or it could be that the forces of the rear triangle axial bend could rock it and tend to breake it? Because the swing arm has lot of play right now, it's not just the bearing not working well, I think it's busted, hehe
@@sicoactivo Honestly I do not know the reasons of why it breaks, but even if its forces involved - that is not something we can change. One thing which can affect the lifetime of bearings is how well they are pressed into swingarm (as in between, there is a preload tube). If pressed too tight, bearings will suffer.
@@tom10crafted great commet, will do be aware of it when the lbs does the job, because it's been always the some one, must be an installation issue thanks a lot
what are the precise measurements of the pin that holds the shock absorber? I mean the one that is inside the frame and can only be accessed by deflating the shock slightly and has a T30 torx screw head. since they don't sell it individually and mine is ruined I wanted to have it done by a turner
Hey Bryon, its from R2-bike, available here: r2-bike.com/SCOTT-Swingarm-Servicekit-Spark-2022_1 Sometimes it gets out of stock for 3-5days, but recovers quickly.
Seatstay / Linkage: X2 21x12x5mm (6801) Chainstay: X2 24x15x5mm (6802) Seattube / Linkage: X2 37x27.7x6.5mm The seattube / linkage bearings are unique to Scott and comes as part of the swingarm repair kit (will be available in due course with description SCO Main link bearing/seal Spark/Pat 22). It is possible to use 37x27.5x7mm (27537) if needed. If this is done the 2 rubber seals must be removed as highlighted below.
@@vanjasomodi you are welcome! I tried various bearings and would say ones with max bearings amount lasts longest - but not at extreme degrees. Few months maybe:)
