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How Much Linkage Play?


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I'm not totally familiar with your Scorpa, but I'm assuming that, like the new ones, it has linkage-less suspension, so taking care of slop is probably just a matter of new bushings in the end of the shock...no dogbones to deal with.

Also...remember that slop is going to seem to increase with the length of the swingarm. A few thousandths of an inch can be 3/8" at the axle.

So, a little slop is no big deal...even with new bearings or bushings, a little play will appear after a few rides.

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This is off the top of my head, but I'd say that if you get to about 1/2" of slop at the axle, the bearings are pretty much whipped.

It's a pretty easy fix, and you can figure on doing it about once a year.

A mid-year clean-and-grease wouldn't hurt, either.

I'm sure Mike stocks the bearings and can hook you up in a jiffy.

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If it is like a sherco, and it most likely is.. there should be no play, that is to say zero. This is with new dog bone bearings and shock bearings. The swing arm bearings, if properly lubed, should last the life of the bike.

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