Play in the Rear end.

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Vince

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I was having a feel around the rear of my 3c and found some play. Its 3/5th of fuck all but its there. I can hear it more then feel it, there is s slight knock pushing laterally at the front of the wheel and also pushing laterally on the top of the wheel.There is bear mils of movement with this knock,maybe 1 or 2mm if that. Its never had the swingarm bearing done in the 20 plus years I have owned it but it does get lots of grease pumped in 3 or 4 times a year. Cannot tell if its wheel bearings or swingarm.Not that keen to dig in with 2 weeks to go before a 4 day ride.Its tracking straight on Sundays ride, but I don't want any dramas happening in the 4 day run. I once had a catastrophic failure on a trip with wheel bearing failing and destroying a wheel. The wheel  bearings
felt fine when the tyre was done a month or so back,nice and smooth, haven't looked at the sprocket bearings since the sprocket was done a year back.
Answers on a post card,would you risk it or look deeper.



 
From the thread title I thought it was something to do with sodomy  :D

Maybe your swing arm pivot or axle just need tightening up.

Stick a finger on the swing arm at the pivot, so that your finger is also touching the frame. Shove the wheel sideways and if there's any movement of the swinger on its pivot you'll be able to feel it. You could do the same with the wheel on the axle to feel if there's movement there.
 
Whip out the wheel and check it out further. Either way 2 weeks is plenty of time to sort out either SA or wheel bearings. No peace of mind in doing a big ride with fingers crossed.
 
I managed to get a 1/8 of a turn in the right side swingarm nut,the left was tight. And that removed the knock and the movement. Maurice, me paranoyd.
Maybe. I ask the voice in my head
 
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