wow the jardine is loud

[spike55_bmw]

In 2009, I installed zerk fittings at all of the appropriate places on the rear swing arm / suspension. I've kept up a routine greasing program since then. Last night, I started taking everything apart to replace two fittings that I "smeared" on a rock in early May. All went well until the lower frame bolt area and the 3-lobed lever. Although I had a film of grease on the bolt in 2009, it was "powder coated" from corrosion but it came out. My problem is now with the bearing sleeve. It is stuck in the frame. The routine greasing has kept the bearing in the 3-lobed lever free-moving around the sleeve but.... I guess I'll have to leave it soak in WD-40 and use a punch pin to get it to move but what a damn dumb design. Once things are out, I guess I could load up the frame tube with grease upon reassembly but wouldn't that allow the hard steel sleeve to start to rotate in the soft metal frame, thereby becoming the unintentional and substandard bearing? ATGATT - All of The Grease All of The Time didn't work for me. Seems like one should remove this lower bolt / sleeve / 3-lobed lever assembly every year. No matter what you do, it corrodes in this east coast climate. Don R100, A6F

[RobertWichert]

It almost sounds like you could leave it as-is where-is. Robert P. Wichert P.Eng LEED AP +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 ===============================================

On 7/1/2011 3:29 AM, spike55_bmw wrote: > > In 2009, I installed zerk fittings at all of the appropriate places on > the rear swing arm / suspension. I've kept up a routine greasing > program since then. > > Last night, I started taking everything apart to replace two fittings > that I "smeared" on a rock in early May. All went well until the lower > frame bolt area and the 3-lobed lever. Although I had a film of grease > on the bolt in 2009, it was "powder coated" from corrosion but it came > out. My problem is now with the bearing sleeve. It is stuck in the > frame. The routine greasing has kept the bearing in the 3-lobed lever > free-moving around the sleeve but.... > > I guess I'll have to leave it soak in WD-40 and use a punch pin to get > it to move but what a damn dumb design. Once things are out, I guess I > could load up the frame tube with grease upon reassembly but wouldn't > that allow the hard steel sleeve to start to rotate in the soft metal > frame, thereby becoming the unintentional and substandard bearing? > > ATGATT - All of The Grease All of The Time didn't work for me. Seems > like one should remove this lower bolt / sleeve / 3-lobed lever > assembly every year. No matter what you do, it corrodes in this east > coast climate. > > Don R100, A6F > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Eric J Foster]

Speaking of dumb designs..... Throw that WD in with the tire irons and replace it with a can of PB Blaster or CRC Knock 'er Loose. E

[Jeffrey]

I discovered they make an additional baffle/silencer part for 40 dollars tjat tale one minute to install. Yes, I believe it fits post 07 models. Jardine RT4 go for $300 new. It definitely peps up the bike but would attract law enforcement when you punch it. I have $100 into my used one. Seems to be legal; spark arrestor but, you could get rousted for the noise. Would scare bear and deer away. Definitely unfrumpies a KLR J#3