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Tapered swing arm bearings

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 6:24 pm
Author: JimBoUK
Hi folks,
So a while back I picked up a JMC deep braced swing arm for my GPZ1100 B1.
It’s a steel one, not ally.
The JMC has taper bearings where the original one has needle roller bearings.
After a google I can see you can get taper bearings for some swing arms.
How’s this gonna work ?
If I tighten the swing arm bolt to the recommended torque won’t it be too tight for the taper bearings ?

Re: Tapered swing arm bearings

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 7:47 pm
Author: z1bman
no the spacer between the two bearings determine the preload on the bearings

Re: Tapered swing arm bearings

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:53 pm
Author: JimBoUK
I guess that makes sense

Re: Tapered swing arm bearings

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2020 1:53 pm
Author: JimBoUK
Thanks