Service your linkage and swingarm bearings asap

[wfopete]

Getting ready to pull my rocker off. The Stark video clearly shows the Ninja girl loosening the rocker shaft on the chain side 1st. Then she goes over to the footbrake side to turn the jam nut. Here you are saying it should be the reverse order. Who is right????

 

[MotoxXxMan]

I finally got around to servicing my rocker arm bearings after 130 hours and plenty of deep water crossings, including salt water.

They were close to fine, which is pretty amazing given how I've been treating this bike.

The swingarm shaft bushing has some damage from the needle bearing. I can't work out if that's abrasion from dirt or brinelling or a bit of both. That seal had some wear too so may not be sealing well. So those parts will get replaced next time I open it up... probably in another 130 hours.


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Oh wow! You put that back in?!? And are going to wait another 130 hours before replacing it?!?!? That is absolutely destroyed as is! That should be replaced asap. It WILL destroy the bearing [and itself even more] in very short time, even with fresh grease

 

[MotoxXxMan]

Getting ready to pull my rocker off. The Stark video clearly shows the Ninja girl loosening the rocker shaft on the chain side 1st. Then she goes over to the footbrake side to turn the jam nut. Here you are saying it should be the reverse order. Who is right????

I absolutely hate how she's using the torque wrench to loosen everything. Especially hearing it click well before it cracks the nuts loose.
Putting the rag in the chain to pull the wheel forward before torquing the axle nut is an awesome idea though, I've never heard of doing that, but it makes perfect sense.

 

[Theo]

Getting ready to pull my rocker off. The Stark video clearly shows the Ninja girl loosening the rocker shaft on the chain side 1st. Then she goes over to the footbrake side to turn the jam nut. Here you are saying it should be the reverse order. Who is right????

I think that the reason for which they have put a reverse thread for the lock nut is that when you tighten the shaft from the chain side, this action will result in also tightening the lock nut on the footbrake side and vice versa when you loosen the shaft. Or at least, in this way it's not possible to loosen the lock nut by tightening the shaft or to tighten the lock nut while loosening the shaft.
I guess that you can start by loosening the locknut first and it should work, but I don't see why we shouldn't follow the order of the video instead.
My suggestion:
- start by loosening the shaft from the chain side like in the video
- remove the shaft and support the rocker arm with your hand or put something under the bike to catch it gently in case it falls
- loosen the reverse lock nut and at that point the rocker arm will surely fall