So I looked at these and changed some in May 2013, thought I would take a look to regrease and see how they were doing. We'll they are all knackered, here's the story.
You remove the rear wheel and then get a17mm socket on the link bolts which turned out really tight, I used penetrating oil and then the rattle gun on the nuts which worked in the end. To remove the bolts you need to remove the silencer and then remove the lower exhaust header bolt and push then header slightly to remove the last bolt.
The axles were all well marked and need replacing, and one is specific Triumph, so 55 quid on a piece of hardened machined steel ordered from world of triumph No. 2, 7 and 10. I ordered full complement needle bearings and seals from 123roulements in France all together about 200 euros!
A word about the bearings, some people (eBay, Sprint manufacturing etc..) sell kits for this however I didn't find one kit that came with the full complement bearings, that means no space just needles in the carrier. So beware of you pay less you will need to do the job more often. Not full complement FYI.
You need to pull one of the axles out I used the following bolt and old bearings to pull the axle out (photo).
You remove the rear wheel and then get a17mm socket on the link bolts which turned out really tight, I used penetrating oil and then the rattle gun on the nuts which worked in the end. To remove the bolts you need to remove the silencer and then remove the lower exhaust header bolt and push then header slightly to remove the last bolt.
The axles were all well marked and need replacing, and one is specific Triumph, so 55 quid on a piece of hardened machined steel ordered from world of triumph No. 2, 7 and 10. I ordered full complement needle bearings and seals from 123roulements in France all together about 200 euros!
A word about the bearings, some people (eBay, Sprint manufacturing etc..) sell kits for this however I didn't find one kit that came with the full complement bearings, that means no space just needles in the carrier. So beware of you pay less you will need to do the job more often. Not full complement FYI.
You need to pull one of the axles out I used the following bolt and old bearings to pull the axle out (photo).
The old bearings can be pushed out using a gclamp and socket however the ones in the horizontal link are a bugger! They are in the freezer at the moment and I will heat the outside later with a heat gun to try and remove them. I ended up with a Dremel last time but you never know!
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