swingarm question (1976 k6)

[vingtsous]

I stripped appart my swingarm....
Wanted to see how it is (condition) inside there...
I was surprise to discover that there is absolutely no grease on the long bolt...
I tried to pull out the bushings and the inner core (according to the part list ther is something inside there beetween the bushings) impossible to pull anything out from there....(only the bolt came out)

Dont know.....wtf?? how does all work together?? Wich part is moving ?? the core? the bolt?

I used a grease gun to figure out how the grease spread in there.....the only grease i saw was commin out of the area where the bushing is in contact with the FRAME...and believe me i had to press like hell on the grease gun handle to get something commin out.

Tell me....where goes the grease?? what part is supposed to move??

You can  give too much information (if i have'nt been clear enough) its always welcome...

There's not much info in my shop manual related to swingarm....

Please excuse the poor quality of my english....I'm french canadian...

Thank you all!! Nice forum!

[TOOLS1]

The bushings #6 move on shaft #9. The grease goes into the swingarm, and lubricates the bushings, and shaft. None should get to the bolt. Also I have never seen any of the 76, and later swingarm bushings wear out. So don't get too worried if there was not much grease.
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[shinyribs]

Tools is right. To clarify a little further,the center of shaft 9 is reduced in diameter to allow the grease to reach the bushings. Greasing the bolt during assembly is a good idea since it may prevent it from corroding and sticking inside shaft 9 down the road.

Don't try to remove the bushings unless you need to. Most likely they'll crumble.

[vingtsous]

Thank you Mista Tools! Thanks to SHinyribs too!
Apreciate!

But...are the bushings supposed to move freely in their socket??
Cause according to what i see here...there's absolutely no moving parts....

[icerigger]

The bushings rotate on the sleeve/shaft. The shaft is held in place by the end pressure of the bolt & the bushings are held to the swingarm by the press fit.
While you've got it apart you may want to consider replacing the composite bushing with some bronze ones.

[TOOLS1]

"The bushings #6 move on shaft #9. The grease goes into the swingarm, and lubricates the bushings, and shaft. None should get to the bolt. Also I have never seen any of the 76, and later swingarm bushings wear out. So don't get too worried if there was not much grease.
TOOLS "