Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Swingarm Bearing Installation

Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual / Suspension / Swingarm / Swingarm Bearing Installation

Replace the needle bearings, ball bearing, grease seals and circlip with new ones.
Install the needle bearings, ball bearing, grease seals and circlip as shown in the figure.

Insert the needle bearing driver [A] into the needle bearing [B] and press the needle bearing into the housing until the driver contacts the end surface of the housing.

NOTE

For a bearing of the left side, select the pressing side of the needle bearing driver according to its pressing depth.
When pressing in the needle bearings of the left side, adjust the pressing depth with the spacer [C].
Install the needle bearings so that the marked side faces out.

Swingarm Bearing Installation

Special Tools - Bearing Driver Set: 57001-1129

Needle Bearing Driver, 28:
57001-1610

Spacer 28: 57001-1663

Needle Bearing Driver, 20 &
Spacer, 28
(Spacer): 57001-1678

Press in the ball bearing until it bottomed.

Special Tool - Bearing Driver Set: 57001-1129

Install the circlip.

Special Tool - Inside Circlip Pliers: 57001-143

Press in the grease seals so that seal surface is flushed with the end of housing.

Special Tool - Bearing Driver Set: 57001-1129

Swingarm

32 mm (1.26 in.) [A] 1 mm (0.04 in.) [B] 1.5 mm (0.06 in.) [C] 9.5 mm (0.37 in.) [D] 27.5 mm (1.08 in.) [E] Needle Bearings [F] Grease Seals [G] Ball Bearing [H] Circlip [I]

Swingarm Bearing Removal

Remove: Swingarm (see Swingarm Removal) Collar [A] Oil Seals [B] Sleeve [C] Circlip [D] (Right Side) Special Tool - Inside Circlip Pliers: 57001-143 Remove the ball bearing and ...

Swingarm Bearing, Sleeve Inspection

NOTICE Do not remove the bearings for inspection. Removal may damage them. Inspect the needle bearings [A] and ball bearing installed in the swingarm. The rollers and ball in a bearing ...

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