Softail Swingarm Bearings - A Better Ride On New Bearings
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10. On the right side of the swingarm we ran into a slight problem with the cup portion of the installation tool (which we easily fixed). The right side of the swingarm is the brake caliper side and the factory has welded a small strap of steel (A) to the inside of the swingarm to hold the rear brake hose in place. It just so happened that the weld area of this strap was close to the bearing hole, so close that it interfered with the cup portion of the tool. The simple fix was to grind a small relief (B) on the edge of the cup, which allowed the cup to sit square against the swingarm and pulled the bearing straight. View Related Article
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