Replaced swingarm bearings

[Firefighter]

I have over the last couple of years been trying to find a cure for my 2000 IS. I am the one who has wrote several post about this bike that developed a strange slow speed wiggle that I can feel in the handle bars mostly.

Today I have been working towards replacing the swing arm bearings and wanted to warn others of a procedure that I did not do correctly.

During reassembly the manual states to install the right and left side pivot bolts loosely and then to torque the right side pivot bolt and then the left side. Well I thought that was what I was doing until I went to torque the left side, that is when I realized the left was already over torqued. I had to back it out and then torque the right side again as the right side needs to be completely seated and then torqued, then the left side can be torqued and the adjustment will be made. I check my other manual (Clymer) and this manual gives you this warning the factory manual does not.

Again I thought I knew what I was doing, but I did not. I hope I did no damage to the new bearings, the swing arm seems to move smoothly, but I am a little bummed out.

[da prez]

Thank You , it is good info. I too have made assembly mistakes while reading the manual .

                    da.prez

[The emperor has no clothes]

Hope this clears up your head shake problem. 

[MC Flannel]

new to the forum and its amazing how everyone here is so helpful!  first post that I have read about the head shake problem so if this has already been addressed please forgive me.  have you checked your fork extension to make sure they are the same?  its adjusted by the small nut under the cap for the forks.  if they are a little off that can cause the front axle to be cocked a bit causing this shake.  also check the distance from wheel hub to both right and left fork to ensure they are perfectly equidistant.  quick glance way to check visually is if the rotors are even within the calipers.  I am guilty of doing that one and couldnt figure out why front would wobble at about 50.  i must have been pushing the fork out just a bit when I was putting the axle in.