• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

  • 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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87 WR430 disc brake conversion

I ended up using a COM10T bearing; had to grind 0.006" off to make it work.
 

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Swinger is sorted. Now to lace up the rim and figure out the master cylinder placement.
 

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It is indeed an '87. The replacement bearings that I was able to find were $95 or so. The COM10T is apparently still in common production; $20. The specs work out and taking 0.006" off is no big deal. Perhaps a poor choice on my end but I'm giving it a go.
 
Darrel78 said:
It is indeed an '87. The replacement bearings that I was able to find were $95 or so. The COM10T is apparently still in common production; $20. The specs work out and taking 0.006" off is no big deal. Perhaps a poor choice on my end but I'm giving it a go.
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I had no idea the bearings were that much
thats 95x all the bearings? there are a few bearings involved
my dealer still has NOS and he gives me a decent price on these type things
 
I am interested in how you mount your brake reservoir
i measured the swingarm and concluded the 92 wheel fits, but i am milling my swingarm for the 92 axle
the caliper mount seemed like the only real problem as it needed a little taken off the back to allow the wheel to align the sprocket
what did you do with the caliper mount
 
2premo said:
I had no idea the bearings were that much
thats 95x all the bearings? there are a few bearings involved
my dealer still has NOS and he gives me a decent price on these type things
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I was able to source most of the required parts from Halls. That one bearing was quoted at $95 (not from Halls as it is not available from them). The good news is the bearing is still available; just more expensive than I wanted. I did not like the price on the swinger bearing parts either so decided to make them from drill rod (silver steel for those across the pond). Since I've the capabilities to do this class of work it just seemed to make sense to make them. I'm thankful they are still available as most folks will need simply to purchase them.
 
2premo said:
I had no idea the bearings were that much
thats 95x all the bearings? there are a few bearings involved
my dealer still has NOS and he gives me a decent price on these type things
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Who's your local dealer? I thought only Halls was the only dealer who stocked vintage parts.
 
2premo said:
I am interested in how you mount your brake reservoir
i measured the swingarm and concluded the 92 wheel fits, but i am milling my swingarm for the 92 axle
the caliper mount seemed like the only real problem as it needed a little taken off the back to allow the wheel to align the sprocket
what did you do with the caliper mount
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I machined the bushing to accept the 15mm axle. Made it ~ 0.30" thinner on the face and also took off ~ 0.050" from the caliper at the anchor location to allow as much room as possible for the anchor weldment and to allow the caliper mount full front to back travel. It's a tight fit but seems workable.
 

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85-88 swingarm bearings are hk2216-2brs
available anywhere, they are not husky specific. just like the wheel bearings, pick a good brand and just order 6302-2rs..
if you buy them packaged as "husqvarna bearings" they are triple price..

both of these are still "common production"
 
justintendo said:
85-88 swingarm bearings are hk2216-2brs
available anywhere, they are not husky specific. just like the wheel bearings, pick a good brand and just order 6302-2rs..
if you buy them packaged as "husqvarna bearings" they are triple price..

both of these are still "common production"
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They should tell people these things...
 
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