Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Swingarm Installation

• Visually inspect the chain guide [A].

Replace the chain guide if it shows any signs of abnormal wear or damage.

Apply a non-permanent locking agent to the threads of the chain guide bolt [B].

• Apply plenty of grease to the lip of the oil seals [A].
• Be sure to install the oil seals and sleeve [B] to the swingarm.
• Fit the collar [C] on the oil seal of the left side.

• Screw the adjusting collar [A] into the frame [B] so that the collar does not project the swingarm mating surface [C].

• Insert the swingarm pivot shaft [A] into the adjusting collar [B] from the right side, and tighten the pivot shaft.

NOTE

Tighten the swingarm pivot shaft until the clearance [C] between the ball bearing [D] and collar come to 0 mm (0 in.).

Torque - Swingarm Pivot Shaft: 20 N·m (2.0 kgf·m, 15 ft·lb)

• Using the swingarm pivot nut wrench, tighten the swingarm pivot adjusting collar locknut [E].

Special Tool - Swingarm Pivot Nut Wrench: 57001-1597

Torque - Swingarm Pivot Adjusting Collar Locknut: 98 N·m (10.0 kgf·m, 72 ft·lb)

• Tighten the swingarm pivot shaft nut.

Torque - Swingarm Pivot Shaft Nut: 108 N·m (11.0 kgf·m, 80 ft·lb)

• Install the removed parts (see appropriate chapters).