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(12-03-2019, 06:31 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Chain adjuster bolt? One would have to think that little bolt would break before a bearing went out. I'm thinking broken bolt (although who know's why) followed by misalignment and bearing wear, How do the chain & sprockets look?
The break was on the right side....opposite the chain & sprocket. I haven't laid my eyes on the front sprocket yet, but the rear looks ok.
(12-03-2019, 06:50 AM)max_imp Wrote: Ferret i think he means the big bolt that is the support for the swingarm, it's about 5/8 of an inch and has a tensile strength ( normally ) of several tonnes before it breaks, it'l be very interesting to see any pictures of the fracture if that is what happened, thanks Egleaves for the update and that means that the nut and what's left of the bolt was sitting loose inside the chrome plastic cover, interesting.
Correct. It's the long bolt that holds the swing arm on the frame.
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One more entry for the spring check list.
Thanks for sharing this issue.
Jim
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this is kinda terrifying. and you didn't feel any play when riding it? I just went outside to put my cb on the center stand and try to wiggle the swingarm out of paranoia.
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(12-03-2019, 07:50 AM)misterprofessionality_imp Wrote: this is kinda terrifying. and you didn't feel any play when riding it? I just went outside to put my cb on the center stand and try to wiggle the swingarm out of paranoia.
If I applied throttle going around a corner, sometimes I felt a what I though was my rear tire slipping just a bit (already knew I needed tires) and a couple of times I heard/felt what I though was my chain slapping (already figured it was on the loose side). I normally adjust my own chain, but since I was about to take it in for new tires I thought I'd let the dealership adjust it for me this time.
(12-03-2019, 07:55 AM)Lord Popgun_imp Wrote: Here it is from the parts fiche. Item 7 https://www.partsfish.com/oemparts/a/hon...a/swingarm
#7 broke at or near the threads for #15. #17 was destroyed.
I haven't seen the broken parts for myself yet, but I talked to someone today and they're saving everything for me.
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(12-03-2019, 07:03 AM)egleaves_imp Wrote: (12-03-2019, 06:31 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Chain adjuster bolt? One would have to think that little bolt would break before a bearing went out. I'm thinking broken bolt (although who know's why) followed by misalignment and bearing wear, How do the chain & sprockets look?
The break was on the right side....opposite the chain & sprocket. I haven't laid my eyes on the front sprocket yet, but the rear looks ok.
(12-03-2019, 06:50 AM)max_imp Wrote: Ferret i think he means the big bolt that is the support for the swingarm, it's about 5/8 of an inch and has a tensile strength ( normally ) of several tonnes before it breaks, it'l be very interesting to see any pictures of the fracture if that is what happened, thanks Egleaves for the update and that means that the nut and what's left of the bolt was sitting loose inside the chrome plastic cover, interesting.
Correct. It's the long bolt that holds the swing arm on the frame.
The break was on the right side....opposite the chain & sprocket. I haven't laid my eyes on the front sprocket yet, but the rear looks ok.
(12-03-2019, 06:50 AM)max_imp Wrote: Ferret i think he means the big bolt that is the support for the swingarm, it's about 5/8 of an inch and has a tensile strength ( normally ) of several tonnes before it breaks, it'l be very interesting to see any pictures of the fracture if that is what happened, thanks Egleaves for the update and that means that the nut and what's left of the bolt was sitting loose inside the chrome plastic cover, interesting.
Correct. It's the long bolt that holds the swing arm on the frame.
Holy smokes 
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(12-03-2019, 09:16 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: (12-03-2019, 07:03 AM)egleaves_imp Wrote: (12-03-2019, 06:31 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Chain adjuster bolt? One would have to think that little bolt would break before a bearing went out. I'm thinking broken bolt (although who know's why) followed by misalignment and bearing wear, How do the chain & sprockets look?
The break was on the right side....opposite the chain & sprocket. I haven't laid my eyes on the front sprocket yet, but the rear looks ok.
(12-03-2019, 06:50 AM)max_imp Wrote: Ferret i think he means the big bolt that is the support for the swingarm, it's about 5/8 of an inch and has a tensile strength ( normally ) of several tonnes before it breaks, it'l be very interesting to see any pictures of the fracture if that is what happened, thanks Egleaves for the update and that means that the nut and what's left of the bolt was sitting loose inside the chrome plastic cover, interesting.
Correct. It's the long bolt that holds the swing arm on the frame.
The break was on the right side....opposite the chain & sprocket. I haven't laid my eyes on the front sprocket yet, but the rear looks ok.
(12-03-2019, 06:50 AM)max_imp Wrote: Ferret i think he means the big bolt that is the support for the swingarm, it's about 5/8 of an inch and has a tensile strength ( normally ) of several tonnes before it breaks, it'l be very interesting to see any pictures of the fracture if that is what happened, thanks Egleaves for the update and that means that the nut and what's left of the bolt was sitting loose inside the chrome plastic cover, interesting.
Correct. It's the long bolt that holds the swing arm on the frame.
Holy smokes
The break was on the right side....opposite the chain & sprocket. I haven't laid my eyes on the front sprocket yet, but the rear looks ok.
(12-03-2019, 06:50 AM)max_imp Wrote: Ferret i think he means the big bolt that is the support for the swingarm, it's about 5/8 of an inch and has a tensile strength ( normally ) of several tonnes before it breaks, it'l be very interesting to see any pictures of the fracture if that is what happened, thanks Egleaves for the update and that means that the nut and what's left of the bolt was sitting loose inside the chrome plastic cover, interesting.
Correct. It's the long bolt that holds the swing arm on the frame.
Holy smokes
I might be wrong, but if any bearing or long bolt/pivot #7 were seized up,
it could act as a torsion bar and got badly damaged due to too much stress??
Strange.
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It's hard to understand how that bolt could have broken without a mighty force being applied to it.
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Same here Cormanus, something interesting going on here and thanks Egleaves and Popgun for the input, even when the bolt is over-tightened the threads would just strip and the nut would be hard to remove.
Since the bolt broke close to the nut it was still captive in the frame on both sides and the only thing preventing it from exiting to the left is the plastic cap that clips into the cavity where the head of the bolt resides, good thing that cap is held in tight eh?
Overall a good find from the dealership 
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(12-03-2019, 02:42 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: It's hard to understand how that bolt could have broken without a mighty force being applied to it.
It does appear quite concerning, but hopefully very uncommon?
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