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Water in swingarm

Sooooooooo, I called Europsort Asheville the other day about the water in the swingarm to see what the official word was from Husky NA. Lee, the service manager, has a call in to the national rep to find out the official "fix"--still no word on it, and my guess is that I will have to be persistent on this one.

My guess is we (or dealerships) will all be drilling holes as others have done, but before I go putting holes in the swingarm I wanted to check with Husqvarna to see if they had a better fix before I go and void any warranty on the swing arm.

Any dealer types (Bill?) heard anything official from Husky on this? Lee was saying that the more recent bikes appear to have drain holes drilled just below the mud-flap holes and mentioned that might be a good fix. Personally, I would want them drilled at the lowest point of the swing arm rather than the highest:excuseme:
 
Next said:
Any dealer types (Bill?) heard anything official from Husky on this? Lee was saying that the more recent bikes appear to have drain holes drilled just below the mud-flap holes and mentioned that might be a good fix. Personally, I would want them drilled at the lowest point of the swing arm rather than the highest:excuseme:
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I think the idea here is that as the bike is almost always under stonking accereration, and then full threshold braking, the water will be pushed to the front of the swing arm and drain out the holes under the mudflap at least 50% of the time.

If, on the otherhand, the bike is being riden by a dottering old man, it is probably best to drill the holes in the bottom rear of the swing arm.

Pretty sure Husky knows its market.:cheers:
 
Next said:
Sooooooooo, I called Europsort Asheville the other day about the water in the swingarm to see what the official word was from Husky NA. Lee, the service manager, has a call in to the national rep to find out the official "fix"--still no word on it, and my guess is that I will have to be persistent on this one.

My guess is we (or dealerships) will all be drilling holes as others have done, but before I go putting holes in the swingarm I wanted to check with Husqvarna to see if they had a better fix before I go and void any warranty on the swing arm.

Any dealer types (Bill?) heard anything official from Husky on this? Lee was saying that the more recent bikes appear to have drain holes drilled just below the mud-flap holes and mentioned that might be a good fix. Personally, I would want them drilled at the lowest point of the swing arm rather than the highest:excuseme:
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Thanks for investigating, I agree, I am going to wait a bit as well(before drilling). I also would want the holes on the lowest point possible.
 
socalrob said:
I think the idea here is that as the bike is almost always under stonking accereration, and then full threshold braking, the water will be pushed to the front of the swing arm and drain out the holes under the mudflap at least 50% of the time.

If, on the otherhand, the bike is being riden by a dottering old man, it is probably best to drill the holes in the bottom rear of the swing arm.

Pretty sure Husky knows its market.:cheers:
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It's been dry here for two weeks, and I've been in a lot of dusty stuff. There is water leaving both holes on my bike based on the streaks of mud in the dust leaving the holes. I'll work on the accelerate/brake fix for now. Hopefully it'll get figured out before the rain starts next fall.
 
krussell said:
It's been dry here for two weeks, and I've been in a lot of dusty stuff. There is water leaving both holes on my bike based on the streaks of mud in the dust leaving the holes. I'll work on the accelerate/brake fix for now. Hopefully it'll get figured out before the rain starts next fall.
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Have people with this problem been riding through waterholes/creeks or just on wet roads? It must be a warranty claim regardless…..
I’m hopefully picking up my strada this weekend, I'll have a look if swing arm has the new drain holes.
 
I'm thinking of drilling some holes, tapping threads, and inserting bolts that can be removed for draining once in a while. I would think that riding for a coupe of days in hot dry conditions should pretty well dry it out inside. Thoughts?
Also. I'm concerned about exactly where to drill. I would want these holes toward the end to get as low as possible of course, but I'm thinking the rear of the swing arm may be solid rather than hollow to support the chain adjustment mechanism. Don't know how far from the end I should drill.
 
Anybody thought about just blowing the water out with an air compressor? Drill the hole on bottom, and then push some air through using the holes for the mud flap where the water is entering. It should blow everything out. Repeat a few times and it should get good and dry in there pretty quickly.
 
RidingDonkeys said:
Anybody thought about just blowing the water out with an air compressor? Drill the hole on bottom, and then push some air through using the holes for the mud flap where the water is entering. It should blow everything out. Repeat a few times and it should get good and dry in there pretty quickly.
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That is what I am doing. I then spray a bunch of WD 40 into the swing arm.
 
Hi all, just some info for aussie owners (may be the same elsewhere) the water in swingarm problem seems to be a warranty fix now. I have had my dealer drill holes in the base of my swingarm. Apon collecting my bike the dealer said apparently the importer is drilling holes in the swingarms on new bikes as they arrive. Good news at last.....
 
Spicy Guacamole said:
Hi all, just some info for aussie owners (may be the same elsewhere) the water in swingarm problem seems to be a warranty fix now. I have had my dealer drill holes in the base of my swingarm. Apon collecting my bike the dealer said apparently the importer is drilling holes in the swingarms on new bikes as they arrive. Good news at last.....
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Cool, can you show or tell us where on the swingarm they are drilling specifically?
 
Jest a heads up on the rust thing. Had to change my rear brake line on my Terra. Went to unscrew the brake line hold down (8mm) that sits on the top of the swingarm and the screw came out but was already corroded where it sticks thru the swingarm. Leave one un-touched for a year or two and I bet it will shear off on you. I greased it before install. Might want to look at it.
 
Ever wonder how much water is in that swingarm? I drilled one side and was surprised. So much that I recorded drilling the other side. Notwithstanding my goof of breaking off the drill bit you can see flow lasts for quite a while. Fast forward to 0:59 to see the real flow start.

Off to tap and seal things up on the problem end.

 
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