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Originally Posted by n_green
Serviced the linkage and swingarm bearings, figured since the shock was out getting re-sprung and I never looked at them when I bought the bike I'd have a look. After 25 hrs I wasted my time looking, all the bearings were full of clean grease. What's more
Annoying is not only did they not need doing, two of the bearings spat the needle rollers out and I had to re-pack them, the locating nibs on most of the rollers has broken off. Clearly good quality needle rollers aren't used by the factory on assembly so ill plan on replacing them in the near future when I could be bothered.
Anyone have a bearing code for the '14
Linkage by any chance?
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The bearing specs for the GasGas EC and FSE swingarm pivot and linkage has not changed since the original design in 1996. It is still the BE25614010.
In the past, before I got All Balls to produce their linkage and swingarm kits in 2002, I often used the rear linkage bearings from Kawasaki, for their '99 KX250. The rollers in those are "caged", as opposed to the "not caged" (which have more rollers but less room for grease). They worked well, and I liked the extra grease.
Good Riding!
Jim