2wheeltrundel Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Doing a bit of a refurb on my Suzuki en125 frame (I made a post on here a while ago about a weld repair on the swinging arm but got a new one instead) so refitting the new swinging arm can anyone advise me about how tight the pivot bolt should be, it was originally nipped up quite tight and if I do that with the new one it pinches the inner metal part of the rubber bush and prevents it pivoting on the bolt itself so all the movement in the swinging arm is through the actual rubber is this what they are designed to do, my question is should it pivot on the bolt freely or be clamped tight and the rubber itself take all the movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkicker Posted April 17, 2023 Share Posted April 17, 2023 Yes. The bolt should clamp the inner bush tight. If it pivoted on the bolt it would introduce potentially dangerous wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exportmanuk Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Think you might need a washer or two of the correct size also check the fit of the swingarm to the frame it should be a snug fit if not you may need to pack this with a washer too If you can post some pictures it will help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2wheeltrundel Posted April 23, 2023 Author Share Posted April 23, 2023 Thanks for the replys I have found the online service manual with the correct torque settings and yes it does appear to clamp it up tight. Also it is a good snug fit before I tighten it so hopefully that will sort it out. Cheers everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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