copemech Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Well, it's that time of year again! A little Christmas break and time to do the maintenance! If you clean and pack your linkage well, it will last, if not you will pay the price! Clean means clean! Well lubed means everything! A little soap and water, a good scrubbing in mineral spirits and a blow dry will get you to this point! All slippery downhill from here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 Well, it's that time of year again! A little Christmas break and time to do the maintenance!If you clean and pack your linkage well, it will last, if not you will pay the price! Clean means clean! Well lubed means everything! A little soap and water, a good scrubbing in mineral spirits and a blow dry will get you to this point! All slippery downhill from here! As my mother might have said:- ''..and have you cleaned under your swing-arm''??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betabonkers Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 No need i got a beta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beta bodger Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 While we are cleaning our bits you will be off to lampkins to replace your stator then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishy Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 No need i got a beta. I have ridden bikes owned by lad's who thought they didn't need to maintain them, for some reason those same people had this silly idea thier bike was worth twice as much has anyone was willing to pay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 No need i got a beta. And if you don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastcoasthopper Posted January 6, 2008 Report Share Posted January 6, 2008 All I have to do is get out my grease gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Now that is interesting! Di d you bore through the bearing shells so the grease can get inside them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 All I have to do is get out my grease gun! I've thought about doing this before ...but then I remembered how I drag my bike across rocks so I didn't think any further Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 And if you don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betapete Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 copemech, that grease you are using is awesome stuff, when i imported loads of maxima oil i got some, none left now tho, bloody great products as for beta bottom shock bolts, im gonna have a look at mine tomorrow lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beta bodger Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 If your after more of the maxima waterproof grease I saw it here the other day: http://www.missionmx.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh00000...tml%23a962#a962 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betabonkers Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 And if you don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastcoasthopper Posted January 13, 2008 Report Share Posted January 13, 2008 They have bronze bushings with a grease groove and a hole for the grease to enter. See attached picture. The old beat up ones come off a 96 Gas Gas and the bronze bushings are for the same bike (steel links, not aluminum). The Sherco ones are on the right before the change (Aluminum links.). NOW, the bad news. I haven't kept up with the greasing, so there is some free play. Since the links were modified, I'll have to get the whole set-up. This was an expensive experiment. It would probobly have been great if I rode Novice. Also, one of the bushings turned and I couldn't get grease into it. So I had to take it apart and turn it until the holes lined up. I ride Expert, and ride almost every weekend. I just got in from a 5 hour ride in the snow! I have never had a problem with hitting the grease fittings on rocks. If I greased them after every ride, they would have lasted longer. Doesn't matter now, I'm selling the bike and going back to Beta. I've had too many problems with it. Rock on! Jareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 As you have discovered, the bronze is highly stressed in that application, specially when undernourished! Works fine on the brake pedal though! There are some other bearing materials that may be considered for that application, but if you just maintain the stockers they are generally fine if you stay away from the pressure washer with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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