Burning swing-arm... (video)

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This is the result of a 250miles ride with bashed axle bearings. The swing arm was hot as hell :eek2: The hand-brake cable has even start to melt on the swing arm. Check this out..

Burning swing-arm video (http://205.151.120.1/Hot%20swing-arm.mpg)

http://205.151.120.1/Trashed%20bearings.jpg

[400ex28]

HAHA

[komatsu kid]

now you got a reason to buy aftermarket;)

[Xowner]

have fun taking that thing apart !!!! bearings didnt give you any warning?

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Btw, this is not my quad, its my friend's quad :) He knew that the bearings were about to break on the next weeks/months but he didnt change it before the ride. I didnt talk to him since that ride, do you think the axle will be damaged too ? And the swing arm? I hope its only the carrier.

[Xowner]

axel is toast im almost sur emy brother rode on hims for like 2 days maybe 30 miles and it was shot swinger should be find tho

[TheFontMaster]

How could he ride 250 miles with the berings like that. When I blew out my axel berings, they got me about half a mile, then I decided to have it towed to a nearby friends house. When they finaly went it stalled the motor, and I didn't wanna hurt anything more. Busted axel berings are not fun:(

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There was no friend's house near we were, there was no house at all.

http://205.151.120.1/On The Road to Lake Edward.jpg

[CEET400ex]

man the things some poeple do......:huh :huh :eek:

[hondarider2006]

:huh wtf was your friend thinking???

[muff]

haha thats so bad but so funny :p sucks for that dude, he's prolly gonna have a lot of headaches takin that thing apart

[Xowner]

wouldnt the heat have messed with the strength of the metal?

[muff]

i think he's gonna have a lot of trouble trying to tighten the chain...that carriers prolly welded to the swingarm

[Xowner]

true that i know for sure the axel and carrier are junk i would just buy a new swinger ! and chain and sprockets ! just my 2 cents

krazy kanadiens

[TORO1968]

Originally posted by Xowner
wouldnt the heat have messed with the strength of the metal?

Yes, if the swingarm and carrier got hot enough, the temper of the aluminum could have been affected.

Was there an actual fire in the carrier, or did the thing just end up smoking? If there was a fire, then the strength of the carrier has most likely been lessened.

-Jordan