85 to 88 Suzuki LT230S Quadsport help.
#7561
06-15-2009, 07:42 PM
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He tried to take me for a ride, but I held on till the end!Going through it right now....So far the only weird thing I've found is a hat under the radiator, but it wasn't wet after I ran it.
So bad sign good sign I guess!
#7563
06-15-2009, 09:02 PM
haven't posted in a while but, I have finally gotten around to replacing my old bearings with way long overdue new bearings. unfortunatly now I am paying for my procrastination.
So, I get the swingarm off and pretty much figure out its bad when the bearing just falls out of the swingarm, luckily it was only one side the other side was ok. but I still had a oveled out swingarm that my new bearing would not properly fit, so I took my swingarm to the local machine shop and the machinist said that he could sleeve the swingarm so that the new bearing will fit properly. He also said that he could fix the swingarm bolt by welding it and truing it, he is also going to press in my bearings for me.
Now for the other damage, on the kickstart side of the quad the bolt hole for the swingarm has been ovaled out a little as well. so instead of repairing it the right way I just filled the hole with liquid steel and let it dry so that I can drill it out to the original diameter.
oh and I'm also putting in zerk fittings to grease the bearings periodically.
what I'm wondering is, After all this trouble will I finally have the bearing issue solved or am I missing some component?
So, I get the swingarm off and pretty much figure out its bad when the bearing just falls out of the swingarm, luckily it was only one side the other side was ok. but I still had a oveled out swingarm that my new bearing would not properly fit, so I took my swingarm to the local machine shop and the machinist said that he could sleeve the swingarm so that the new bearing will fit properly. He also said that he could fix the swingarm bolt by welding it and truing it, he is also going to press in my bearings for me.
Now for the other damage, on the kickstart side of the quad the bolt hole for the swingarm has been ovaled out a little as well. so instead of repairing it the right way I just filled the hole with liquid steel and let it dry so that I can drill it out to the original diameter.
oh and I'm also putting in zerk fittings to grease the bearings periodically.
what I'm wondering is, After all this trouble will I finally have the bearing issue solved or am I missing some component?
I also can't figure out how he is going to get a sleeve inside that thin swingarm tube and still have room for the bearings.
Assuming you get the swingarm to hold the bearings right and you never have the chain too tight, the bearings should last a while. But there's no way the liquid steel is going to do anything but waste your time.
#7564
06-15-2009, 09:04 PM
#7565
06-15-2009, 09:06 PM
Handle bars were slightly turned and at the angle i took the pics they look crooked for some reason......
#7567
06-15-2009, 09:12 PM
#7568
06-15-2009, 09:13 PM
I'm going to go pick up the DVX tomorrow. I'm also going to bring the 230 along, then tell him he can have it for 1100, or I'm taking it home and holding on to it until it sells. If he tries to jerk me around, I'm going to use this forum as leverage and tell him how fast I can spread a bad word on here (which is true!). We'll see how it goes! Cause if he takes it for 1100, its really going to be 1175 after taxes, which is pretty close to 1200, which I was ready to accept anyways. I can't wait! 
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06-15-2009, 10:31 PM
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