Originally posted by Jaybird
Tantrum,
Apparently the spooge topic came up when you were at the dealer. I wouldn't expect him to know proper jetting technique, but he is on target with changing the packing. Is your silencer welded shut or does it have rivets on one end? I suggest either drilling the rivets out and replaceing with screws, or buying a new silencer....in any event you need to change your packing. He is correct to a point in that even with your jetting spot-on, a clogged, soaked packing will emulate spoogy jetting.
Originally posted by Tantrum
DVO,
What I propose and am in the middle of fabricating, only because the weather is so bad here and I can't ride, is disks of high molecular plastic. This plastic is extremely hard, but at the same time extremely slick. It is almost like a kind teflon.
So the big question I have is, we spend all this time to keep these small bearings lubed. Why can't we have something else besides bearings. How about a metal or plastic sleeve with another plastic sleeve fitting into the first that replaces the entire bearing assembly. No small pins that seem to be outdated with the technology that exists these days.
The big question is how much force is applied to these bearings. At times I suppose a lot when hitting a square edge bump but I believe there is some form of plastic that could have tight tolerences and high strength. You could still lube the plastic but the rust issue is gone from the equation. I feel the bottom shock bearing would benefit from this immensely as well.
Thoughts.
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