KX500 Shock arm linkage relay dog bone bearings grease them up the easy way!

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KX500 Shock arm linkage relay dog bone bearings grease them up the easy way!

I had my bike upside down for some top end maintenance Lol... Long story ..

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While it was upside down I was looking at all the linkage bearings and thinking about how long it's been since I greased them (6 years)
I've never serviced them while the bike was upside down before but there they are...

Sooo...

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Clean it off before you start removing the pieces.
Go slow... and clean everything as you go...
I pushed out half of the insert and greased the opposite side..

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So far, so good... Bearings are all in great shape...
But the bearing that always fails first is the shock bearing..

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Looks like I caught this one just in time.
So... Don't delay on bearing maintenance..
Flipping the bike upside down made this job a cinch and took all of about 10 minutes.
Most of the time was spent cleaning before and after insert and seal removal...