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CAIN730
10-07-2002, 03:18 PM
Anyone here ever replaced the swingarm bearings on their 400ex? How much trouble was it pressing the old ones out? The manual shows a special honda tool used for pressing them out, there has to be another way.
bonds0033
10-07-2002, 08:29 PM
i know my neighbor messed his up but he replaced his whole carrier but i have done it in a 350X and i was able with a hammer and a like scewdriver pounded the out but make sure u r on the bearing and notihng else but that worked fine for me;)
fast400ex#61
10-07-2002, 08:57 PM
find a socket the right size and use a hammer or the vice to press the old bearings out and to press the new ones in. BE SURE AND ANTI-SIEZE everthing when u put it back together so it will come apart again, and put lots of water proof grease in those new bearings.
cdalejef
10-07-2002, 09:34 PM
Cain, we sell a tool for that, its not that expensive!
RiPPiNiTuP7
10-08-2002, 06:28 AM
I used the socket method many times, always worked for me ;)
CAIN730
10-08-2002, 06:28 AM
I am pulling it appart tonight, let me see what it looks like and I might just buy one. I didn't notice the bearings were shot until last thursday so I had to ride the race on sunday that way. The swingarm might be damaged.
tom400ex
10-08-2002, 08:03 AM
I notice the other day that if i stood on the bike and rocked side to side the swing arm was moving on the axle. I'm guess that the bearing are loose. Is this a big job to replace the?
CAIN730
10-08-2002, 08:30 AM
If you mean in the rear where the axle goes through the swingarm then it is not a big job. Look in the faq section of this forum and there is a great how to.
tom400ex
10-08-2002, 09:30 AM
sounds like an easy recipe!
I gonna try it this weekend.

thanks for the info
stocktires
10-08-2002, 10:04 AM
I used a socket and a plastic nosed hammer
CAIN730
10-08-2002, 10:15 AM
I just knocked the needle bearings out with a socket that I put on the belt sander and flatened on the end. Did you guys heat the swingarm and chill the bearings to get them back in?
stocktires
10-08-2002, 10:17 AM
I chilled the bearings, but didnt heat the swingarm

I put a lil grease on the outside of the bearing, bumped it in with the plastic hammer as far as I could, then taped it useing the socket and it was in!