23-06-19, 07:59 PM
OK, so I've ordered new caps to go on the swingarm but the pivot outer was really scored and pitted on one end - it was gonna chew up the new oil seal in minutes. So I smoothed it with some sand screen (like emery cloth) but it's still not good - see photo. Is there a product I could use to fill this? I was thinking of just using body filler but I don't know if that will work well with the grease and the oil seal rubbing across it. The swingarm is aluminium so it needs to be approximately as soft as aluminium. But it's only a surface for the oil (grease) seal to seal against so it's not super-critical. I just want to get a good seal, basically. Any ideas?
Cheers
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