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TT600RE – susp. Link -- a question and a tip.

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I took a look at the link on my 2005 TT600RE since it has not been touched since new.

The link was in better shape than I thought. The bolts were not stuck, but one was starting to corrode. The pin-bearings were well lubricated. Pretty good assembly job I must say, compared to the minimum lube or dry assembly I have seen on some of my jap bikes.

The one bearing I could not check is the one that the shock bolts on to. Since there is only a little play in the bearing, I don’t want to be too brutal. If the bearing is of the “uni-ball” type like on ktm/most Jap MX bikes I’d say it is OK for now.


THE QUESTION …..A uni-Ball bearing or a pin bearing? Is lubrication needed? Should I get a bigger hammer and bang it apart?




THE TIP … The mud flap will rub against the link and grind away. My bike has only 20K km on the clock and the link doesn’t look to good. I am going to apply some JB-weld and create a new wear surface, like I have done on both my KTM’s.






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Cheers for taking the time to post the info.

When I put the Ohlins on my TTR, I greased all the pivots/links with that "Corrosion Block" grease from USA (AF50?) which is a light blue colour. As you say, there was still grease in most of the linkages, but I've only done 8500km.
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That's a uni-ball bearing you're pointing at. Mine came out pretty easily at around 20k kms and I gave it a new dose of grease even though it looked pretty well greased still. I'm pretty sure that link is fine, someone might correct me but I think they come from the factory with that flat surface.

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hi,

yes, is uni-ball and yes, got the same flat surface.


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