125-200cc WR125 Teardown in 8 seconds flat, (Caution: Bike Porn)

Haha, off topic is not a problem my friend... I've been known to de-rail a thread or two...

So, in getting the bearings out of all the linkages, swing-arm, and upper shock mount, There isn't much to say about style, more about the tools used to complete the job... I used several methods to get the 12 bearings that I pulled... The first method, Hammer and punch from the inside out. Nothing on anything... Lots of PB Blaster used, and soaked overnight...


Method Two:
Go to Auto parts store to find some sort of bearing puller, hopefully mechanical. Napa showed me this, and I agreed it was gonna pop the bearings out. Boy were we wrong. Nothing on any of them again, and the jaws on this puller were bending with every hammer. $95 price tag (was thinking long term) with a lifetime warranty. Will be returned shortly, since the jaws are super weak.


Method Three: Extract all the needles and cages, and cut a slit down the bearing housings. This method was ok. It sounds pretty gnarly, and it left a small groove in linkage, it wont affect performance, and is a lot less harmful than knurling up the sides with a punch... After the slit was cut through, I used the previous puller bought to pull them, Worked great then.




Method Four: Break down and call a buddy. JMetteer gave me the inside scoop on the correct tool that is set up for this exact job. Found at Harbor Freight for around $56. Jake said he doesn't use the slide hammer portion, rather gets the jig in place, and uses his press from the otherside to press it out. I didn't have a press, and only had 4 bearings to go, so I got out the old hammer, and popped the bearings right out. It puts the pressure evenly all the way around the bearing, and presses it out straight.



For the shock bearing, made this with a 3/8 bolt, a 17mm 3/8" drive socket to grab the bearing, and a 1 1/8" socket on the other side to press against the housing, and the bearing to suck into. Put the old trusty impact driver on it, and sucked it back away from the circlip a smidge, pulled the ring, and then flipped my socket/bolt contraption over and sucked the bearing out.

I wonder if you have any pictures of the tool you use to fill nitrogen.

Since i want to try servecing my own shocks.

I look forward to hearing how this works out. We've lost both rubber caps. :/

Yep, like Motosportz said, I will take my shock to the local shop, and have them charge it with Nitrogen for me.

If you would like mine, PM me your addy, and I'll send them out to you in an envelope

its like more like 150 in my country and a 4hour drive it isnt a option ... and having a few bikes it gets expensive

i got nitrogen so thats a start

thats why i asked what you used

A lot of local tire dealers are using it to fill tires now. Another option.

Holy Smokes! Sorry to hear that! It does take posts like this to make me realize how lucky we are around here with the riding / parts availability.

D&S charges me $5 for a nitro charge. Not really worth buying a tank at that price, but I've known others to do it. A buddy in So Cal did it and I think he spent about $150 for the tan, regulator and chuck.

Blake,
you done yet? Riding Sat.

MontgoB1 has a nitrogen setup, we should all show up at his house shocks in hand...

Later,

Jeez, i should lurk around more often. I have a nice setup i use for work, mainly charging accumulators on hydro systems and calibrating high range pressure transmitters . And several bottles of different sizes for portability. Anytime you local guys need nitro let me know. I have a bad seal on my TC shock i need to fix before i junk the shock, nice writeup. Also, for tough bearings i weld a bead on the race, then drive it out using the weld as a punch surface, plus the weld tends to shrink the race making it loose.

Nice!!! Like Brandon said, I called D&S, and they charged me $6 (PC kisses more ass). Lanpheres wanted almost $30!!! Bastards!!!

Ben, let's do this night ride thing you were telling me about! my 125's back together, and ready to rock!

Actually you had a light kelly... To bad it didn't work blake, I'm ready, need to coordinate with my pal james cause I'm directionally challenged to say the least. Jake and I could run 30+ miles in an evening and be done by nine.

You guys that can ride are killing me.

Someday!

Later,