Swing arm bush - 1997 Honda XLR 125 R

check that you installed the bearings /bushes in the swing arm correctly. check that they may be inserted from the inside to prevent metal to metal contact during operation of the arm with the mount

Lay the bike on its side. Superglue the bush to the swing arm. Lay the bike over the other way and repeat. Do not glue the bush to the shaft.

Raise the rear wheel off of the ground. Spin the rear wheel by hand while running the chain over your hand (wear a surgical glove or use a rag). If the chain gets tight and then loose it has stretched and needs to be replaced. If it is an older Honda (70's), unbolt the rear shocks and see if the swing arm moves from side to side. If this is the case you also need new swing arm bushings. Another sign that the swing arm bushings are bad is if the chain is banging against the swing arm while you are driving down the road.

Things to check. Is the chain adjusted correctly and is the rear axle tight. With the rear wheel off the ground can the wheel be rocked around on the axle (Are there bad wheel bearings?). If you still have the problem after these checks, raise the rear wheel off the ground,take off the wheel, unbolt the shock (check mounting bolts for looseness), grab the rear swing arm to see if it moves or wiggles at the pivot points. You probably have bad swing arm bearings. If the swing arm bearings are bad you will probably have to change both bearings and the long inner bushing to fix the problem.

If the swingarm wobbles from side to side, you need to replace the swing arm bushings. You'll have to support the engine/transmission while you remove the swingarm. Once out, you can drive out the old bushings and replace them with new ones. It's not that big of a job except for pulling the rear wheel. Just watch the sequence in which the parts on each side of the swingarm come out and put them back the same way.

Good Luck
Steve

should be only the nut at one end holding it in. the bearing bushes can freeze on the swing axle, let it soak with a good penetrating oil, and tap it with a brass mallet or drift, might need a lot of hits, try not to damage thread

Not sure what you are asking? The wheel alignment should align when you adjust your belt deflection by the axle cam.Unless you have changed the swing arm or any bearings or bushing in the swing arm.

Are these vans front wheel drive? It sounds like a bad CV joint if it is.

Bad, mismatched, improper tires, Wheel bearings, wheel bearing preload adjustment steering head bearings, steering head preload adjustment. misaligned wheels swing arm bushings or bearings, swing arm bearing preload, worn defective shock, bent frame, rims. forks. misaligned forks. fork stiction.
Prevention is in making all above are correct., a steering damper won't fix it, it will only hide the problem!!!

hi there this is a problem with all shocks and swing arms where the bolt goes through a rubber bushing and the water and road salt debris gets into bushing and freezes up causing the bolt to stick into bushing use a prybar to dislodge bushing from the area where its been clamped into it will come out