How much should there be (if any)?
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Last winter (after reading all the various threads cautioning of potential frame damage) I removed the dreaded bush which joins the suspension linkage to the frame on one side (what were Yamaha thinking?). It came out ok and was just a bit discoloured at one end, as opposed to noticeably damaged. I reversed it round and re-used the bush. I also checked & lubricated all the other roller bearings and bushes before reassembling. They seemed ok, and she went through MoT ok in March so forgot all about it.
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This weekend I've been doing some maintenance in underneath the bike and noticed that there seems to be a bit of side-to-side freeplay from the linkage where it attaches to the frame, probably 1mm at a guess, maybe a smidge more. How much movement should there be here? Do I need to push out the dreaded bush again and replace it, along with the linkage roller bearing that attaches around it? Suspect I know the answer but would rather not go back in there yet again.... Â
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Last winter (after reading all the various threads cautioning of potential frame damage) I removed the dreaded bush which joins the suspension linkage to the frame on one side (what were Yamaha thinking?). It came out ok and was just a bit discoloured at one end, as opposed to noticeably damaged. I reversed it round and re-used the bush. I also checked & lubricated all the other roller bearings and bushes before reassembling. They seemed ok, and she went through MoT ok in March so forgot all about it.
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This weekend I've been doing some maintenance in underneath the bike and noticed that there seems to be a bit of side-to-side freeplay from the linkage where it attaches to the frame, probably 1mm at a guess, maybe a smidge more. How much movement should there be here? Do I need to push out the dreaded bush again and replace it, along with the linkage roller bearing that attaches around it? Suspect I know the answer but would rather not go back in there yet again.... Â