• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

  • Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

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310 servicing the swinging arm simplest way?

need2boat

need2boat

Husqvarna
AA Class
I'm just looking to service them at this point. The bikes got about 100 hours and I don't have a great history so I want to just check and lube them. I've got the shock and linkage out already as I needed to replace the bearings. My question is do I need to remove the chain, rear wheel, and rear brakes to get the bolt out and enough clearance to apply grease to the bearings?

Just in hind site can ask why the hell they put stops in the shock linkage rather then just using a spacer. It would have allowed you to press out the bearings and you'd be done 1,2,3. I had a hell of a time getting the old ones out. I tried a little heat just about every small screw driver and chisel I have. In the end I just ground a slit and folded the case in 1/2 and forced it out. Not a very smooth process by any means
 
If I thought I'd be in there again I would consider machining the stops out and just cutting a tube for a spacer. Would simplify it 200%.

Joe
 
need2boat said:
If I thought I'd be in there again I would consider machining the stops out and just cutting a tube for a spacer. Would simplify it 200%.

Joe
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And install a zerk while you are at it. Should be zerks on the linkage and swingarm bearings to begin with. Just plain cheap and lazy not putting them on at the factory.
 
Zerks would be helpful but really that doesn't bother me as much as the bearing design. I don't mind taking the time to lube them but the lack of thought to removing them suck. I spoke with my dealer he said they may have a tool but I can see how you could press them out with the bearing flange hitting a stop. You would need some type of a lip to press it out.

Per the original question I just went ahead and took the chain and rear wheel off. I just hung the rear caliber from the fender then removed the side plastic covers and the main bolt. Although these didn't look as bad as the lower linkage I'm going to replace them. I could try and clean then reinsall but they have 100 hours of what looks like hard use so there days are numbered. It looks like these can be pressed from the outside inward so shouldn't be to bad.


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