Its funny (350x swingarm)

[Twilight]

Well I got a good deal on the whole rear of a 350x that I couldnt pass up. Because my friend also has one that has been sitting, we decided to use the morning to replace his rear swing arm bearings with some I got extra.... he has been riding the bike for years and said the chain always fell off and was wobbly in the rear... All I can say is WTF are people thinking? I decided to show what his looked like when they were removed, along with swing arm and skid plate:

Wheres the swingarm skidplate? Oh wait! There it is!
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/TwilightOfHeaven/350x/DSC_0075.jpg

Skid plate rusted away, still metal until this bolt...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/TwilightOfHeaven/350x/DSC_0078.jpg

Heres the old bearings...
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/TwilightOfHeaven/350x/DSC_0081.jpg
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/TwilightOfHeaven/350x/DSC_0080.jpg

So... what happened to the carrier?
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/TwilightOfHeaven/350x/DSC_0082.jpg

The sign of salvation... new bearings
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/TwilightOfHeaven/350x/DSC_0083.jpg

Some clean up and 2 cycles in washer... back together and nice and tight;
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j27/TwilightOfHeaven/350x/DSC_0087.jpg

Btw, that is a new swingarm, the old one was tweaked, rusted and one part even was cracked

[ATCeeya]

yikes, that outta ride much better now

[atctim]

Did you use a new carrier?

[Twilight]

Yeah, wasnt a brand new one. But the carrier off the rear end that I got. The bearings on it were good, but i had 2 sets of rears so I put one set on his.

He said it hasnt pulled that hard since he first got it back in 1998 :crazy: Wonder how long it was ****ed up.

[brapp]

and thats why the carrier was fuckeded up

[Twilight]

What I wish i took a picture of was the INSIDE of that carrier, the broken bearings and metal were all stuck and it took a good 45min in itself to remove. When he lifted the rear, I could move that swingarm about an inch up and down because of the blown rear.

Have a new chain on order for him too.