So from this picture you can see the bearing pressed in from the axle opening surface. That bearing will have to be out to drill clear through. So the pulley would need to be taken off first. From that flat outer surface to the center of my bearing was 1 1/16". Once a new bearing is pressed back in the bearing center groove and hole should be center of the zerk.
I never measured from the outer pulley. Hope this helps.
Grease zerk in axle/swingarm
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I believe it was 1 1/16". I think when I do mine I'll measure for myself though, these things aren't exactly duplicates of each other it seems.
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Okay Travis, one more question and I'll try not to pester you anymore! When you did your mod, did you remove the axle in order to get the bearing out, or can you get it without taking it out? Thanks
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Okay Travis, one more question and I'll try not to pester you anymore! When you did your mod, did you remove the axle in order to get the bearing out, or can you get it without taking it out? Thanks
I did pull the axle out on the wheel side. It comes out easy once the pulley is off. You should be using a bearing puller from there. I did mine the hard way. Tapped it out from the opposite side. Need to be carefull not to gouge the inside of the axle where the bearing is seated. That was why I had to get a new bearing. I have a puller now but haven't tried it.
The only good thing to come from that was I ground the old bearing outer race down so it was just small enough to slip in the axle hole without being tight at all. Then I use it to tap in the new bearing to the exact distance. In my case it was .611" One can mess that bearing up easy.
Something else to know is after I had it back together and started it the anti-skid light was on. Once I took off and the rear wheel went into motion it went off. Nothing to worry about whit the sensor. I never messed with the sensor or the wheel bearing. -
Thank you for the tips. I lied one more question. So is the anything that the bearing seats against, or you just drove it in as deep as the measured amount of the original one?
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Thank you for the tips. I lied one more question. So is the anything that the bearing seats against, or you just drove it in as deep as the measured amount of the original one?
Not really anything to stop the bearing. That's why I was glad I measured it.
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Thank you for the tips. I lied one more question. So is the anything that the bearing seats against, or you just drove it in as deep as the measured amount of the original one? Well, thanks to help from Travis, I installed a zerk on my swingarm. It was quite a PITA getting the old bearing out but that was the hardest part. Just waiting for the green loctite to show up from Amazon then I'll be buttoning up
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Yeah, I got it last fall but just now did the zerk. If you are going to do this, make sure you have a new bearing on hand. The old one came out in pieces!
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darn it, I wish you guys lived closer. Way beyond my skill level. Looks great
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The "bushing", as Polaris has named it, also doubles as the needle bearings hardened inner race. So if you have waited too late and are already having problems with the pulley side needle bearing before doing this mod. IMHO it is best to replace the "bushing" as well. The pair cost me less than $100.00 late last summer from Polaris.
Great job posting this @Travis .It's posts like this that really help the less experienced gain the confidence it takes to try something on their own.
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Yeah, I got it last fall but just now did the zerk. If you are going to do this, make sure you have a new bearing on hand. The old one came out in pieces!
Great job! You nailed it. Glad you found the bushing. I did the same exact thing getting that bastard out is the worst part. Did you measure how far in yours was before you took it out? I would think they would all be the same but maybe up to a 1/8" it doesn't matter. The bushing is pretty wide. After I installed the new bearing I tried the zerk and the grease went into it perfect. Since it was already packed I didn't add more.
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Yeah, surprisingly mine measured the same as yours. Thanks for all your input
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So now the waiting starts for results of this zerk fitting fix..? lol i hope it works ..please update ASAP!.:)
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What are the Polaris part numbers for the bearing and bushing that are needed to do this?
Does anyone have an exploded view of the rear bearing setup they can post? Maybe @rabtech from his repair manual?
This looks to be a mod I can handle. Just want to take a look at what's in there.Thanks for the write up.
Stephen
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What are you still doing up. Isn't it past your bedtime? My manual is in the garage.... Ill have to go out and take a pic...
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It may just be a bandaid fix, but it certainly can't hurt it. And it's definitely cheaper than a new swingarm. If you go on the Polaris site and hit store/shop go to the parts section and it shows an exploded view of all the different systems. It comes it handy.
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tobad, here is what i found,,
BEARING, WHEELBUSHING, NEEDLE, AXLE
5138040 $24.82
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It depends on what shape yours is in. My bushing was OK and so was Travis's. There really isn't much that can go wrong with the bushing. Unless the bearing was running dry, it should be good to reuse it.
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The exploded view should be here http://www.polaris.com/en-us/s…PRR14SLING)/118596/118767