Cleaning Suspension Bearings

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Cleaning Suspension Bearings

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I'm about to clean the bearings on my swingarm and rocker arm. Before I do I was wondering if the needles will fall out when I remove the existing grease with a degreaser or if they are held in place by the bearing itself? Thanks


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They will not fall out unless the cage is damaged.
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If you have aftermarket bearings the needles will fall out. That's been my experience with both Pivot Works and All Balls.
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If they have never been done since you owned the bike it would be better to replace them IMO. They are notoriously undermaintained by most folks (myself included)
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Swingarm bearings...Stock won't, aftermarket will

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Re: Cleaning Suspension Bearings

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Thanks for the info.
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