Starting with the rear in this bad weather turned out to be a mistake…
Just as the forecast said, it cleared up in the afternoon—and it turned out to be perfectly clear.
Well then,
Even though the mileage is low, the linkage shows surprisingly heavy wear.
Let’s clean it thoroughly and get it working smoothly.
We’ll polish away some of the wear marks using the lathe.
The links and swingarm have bearings in them, but they don’t rotate a full 360 degrees.
If you reassemble them in a different orientation, they’ll last longer.
Work the grease deep into the bearings,
and when you reassemble them while checking for play and movement, they’ll move really smoothly ★
Popping up
