rad carrier wont fit into swingarm

[Banshee_370]

any trick to this? for some reason the rad carrier seems way to big. tried prying it open a little and still no go. what do i do?

[86 Quad R]

is it the right carrier for your application? it should slide in with little effort.

[Banshee_370]

called rad to confirm...its an H10 which should fit perfect

[86 Quad R]

did you measure the old carrier and compare it to the new? got a pic of the swinger?

[Banshee_370]

i just picked her up not too long ago and it needed a new carrier/bearings so i ordered them. the more i read online it seems that maybe the previous owner put an 85 swingarm on. how do i confirm this?

[86 Quad R]

ehhh thats why i asked about a pic. i'm thinking that too. ;)

[Banshee_370]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/Ez1470/IMG_0742.jpg

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i300/Ez1470/IMG_0743.jpg


any idea why people would switch to an 85 style?

[86 Quad R]

yessir! you have an '85 swinger on there. and i noticed that its missing a pinch tab on the right :eek:

[Banshee_370]

theres one tab on each side....why do people switch over to an 85?

[86 Quad R]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhh my bad. pic is deceaving. i dunno, could have been placed on there in a pinch or something.

[Banshee_370]

so what should i do? buy a new carrier or find a replacement swingarm?

[86 Quad R]

it actually depends on which is most cost effective. if you get a low cost swinger you'll be needing the correct brake stay also as the 85 wont work on the 86 and i'm not possitive but the rear brake caliper may not fit.

[Banshee_370]

this is why i hate buying used stuff...there ar etoo many "riggers" out there who just throw stuff together.

i know i have a spare swingarm in my warehouse...the bike came with a whole bunch of extra parts...i have no clue if its anygood. if it is an 86-87 what else should i need to make this work? i will probably replace the bearings if the swinger comes off.

you said the brake stay is different. is this 100 percent? the rear caliper was missing bolts and hanging off when i got it.

[86 Quad R]

yuppers i'm sure about the brake stay. the 85 is too small to work on the 86 carrier you have.

if you have an 86 swinger, hopefully you have the brake stay aswell. otherwise you'll need to get one. and hopefully the 85 caliper will bolt up.

i'll have to look when i get home to see if the 86 and newer caliper will bolt up to the 85 brake stay and vise versa.

[Banshee_370]

the calipers are different too? great this gets better and better.

i am off to my warehouse to see exactly whats there then i can make a decision what to do.

i am even debabting on going 450r swinger and caliper set up

[86 Quad R]

Originally posted by Banshee_370
the calipers are different too? great this gets better and better.

i am off to my warehouse to see exactly whats there then i can make a decision what to do.

i am even debabting on going 450r swinger and caliper set up

i'm not possitive. i think i have the complete unit hangin on the wall in the shop. i'll look en see later when get home. in the mean time you see what you got for spares. :cool:

[deathman53]

the calipers themselves are the same, just the brake stay is different

[86 Quad R]

Originally posted by deathman53
the calipers themselves are the same, just the brake stay is different

so each caliper from each year will swap out huh? cool! :cool:

[Banshee_370]

i typed that wrong..i was asking not stating...

[Banshee_370]

see here:
http://www.exriders.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=410069

[86 Quad R]

FWIW the unit i have in the shop is an 86 atc. saame as trx 86

[Banshee_370]

how do you think my 87 swinger looks? i see a few welds on i dont know if they are factory or not

[86 Quad R]

looks ok but they can be deceiving. best thing to do is to sand blast it really good. any cracks will/should show up.