<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: R00ST

***EDIT*** I just thought of something... I didnt pay real close attention when I cleaned out the inside of the swinger housing (just sprayed some pb blast in there and wiped everything out with a clean rag, until I couldnt see any debris/grease etc left in there). but think its possible there is powdercoat inside the swinger housing, thus making the fit inside the swinger MUCH tighter than it should be? Thats the only thing I can come up with! I dont see how the carrier could warp...unless it was warped the first time it went in, thus making it hard/impossible to adjust as long as I have had it?</end quote></div>

I would put money on it that the powder coat is your issue... the carrier should slide in easily and should move freely(assuming its free of dirt and grit)... get yourself a drum sander and go to work on it.

 

ok so your saying when everything is taken apart I should be able to slide in the carrier and rotate it with one hand pretty easily? This makes sense.. Then using the pressure of the 4 bolts to cinch the swinger housing down onto the carrier to keep it locked in place.

Sanding off PC from inside the swinger housing dosnt sound easy...YAY this means I get to take the whole damn thing apart again!!! Damn im going to need a LOT of beer....

 

On the plus side...at least taking it all apart and sanding it out, would mean I wouldnt have to buy a new carrier (assuming that fixes it), which means I dont have to pull/repack the bearings again! At this point I would pay 100 bucks to just be able to hop a leg over it and ride it!

 

Sanding out the powder shouldn't be that hard... drum sander on you cordless drill should have it out real quick.