swingarm bushings

[30glock]

I have a 16 and now i'm curious, exactly where Is this cap that needs to be removed?

 

[hardheaded]

I have a 16 and now i'm curious, exactly where Is this cap that needs to be removed?

black [plastic caps covering your swingarm pivot shaft down under the passinger footboards. pull them out with my thumb nail.

 

[Mykneesbehurtin]

was it painfull when you pooped those plugs out ? sorry, couldn't help myself .

AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA ,just caught what I typed.

 

[30glock]

black [plastic caps covering your swingarm pivot shaft down under the passinger footboards. pull them out with my thumb nail.

Thanks

 

[Capt.Bob]

Just checked my 2017 TGU with 3600 miles on her and not a hint of dust on either pivot point or the inside of either protective cap. Thanks for the hint on which caps to remove. I had been looking to find what you had shown in the original pics and was not sure where to look? Thankfully, I didn't have to poop out the caps Mykneesbehurtin:cxtv:

 

[HDB0B]

I checked my 2014 with 29K miles. I had some fine rubber dust under each cap .... no "chunks". I blew out the dust and replaced the caps. I will make it a habit to check under the caps every time I check the air filter. If the swing arm bearings start to fail, .... then the rubber bushings are going to rotate and fail.

Improper drive belt adjustment could stress these bushings. The rubber bushings are definitely part of the belt tension equation. If I ever have to replace a drive belt .... I would do a full rear end tear down and replace these bushings and the swingarm bearings while everything is apart.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Bob orag:

 

[hardheaded]

the dealer kept telling me they were designed to last a 100,000 miles. yea well, so are the wheel bearings and we know hown that went.

 

[wlibert]

I checked my 2014 with 29K miles. I had some fine rubber dust under each cap .... no "chunks". I blew out the dust and replaced the caps. I will make it a habit to check under the caps every time I check the air filter. If the swing arm bearings start to fail, .... then the rubber bushings are going to rotate and fail.

Improper drive belt adjustment could stress these bushings. The rubber bushings are definitely part of the belt tension equation. If I ever have to replace a drive belt .... I would do a full rear end tear down and replace these bushings and the swingarm bearings while everything is apart.

Thanks for the heads-up!

Bob orag:

What you are seeing is what should be seen. I got mine fixed finally and the dealer went over the parts with and pictures I gave them and told me the rubber chunk shouldn't be there it should be just as you described. Given the rubber chunk and the pictures they felt that the possibility was there that some was wrong. They also what you said in regards to the belt and I said well guess what you guys gave it to me that way so what ever process you all follow to inspect these bikes for safety and possible problems didn't catch the improper belt tension