The Black Pig took a bit of pain in Maroc so while the back ends out i thought i may aswell grease the swing arm !!!

Stopped when i saw this , bottom left of photo



**** pic !!!but you get the idea , about a 8mm gouge in the ally from the chain !!!


So looks like a new swing arm or see if i can get it built back up with weld

I'm going for a whiskey or 6 now !!!!

Phil

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Hm, bad luck . I wonder if the plastic protection thingy there (spare part 11D-F2151-00) should protect the swingarm from such heavy damage. Rtwpaul has the same damage btw.

Bad luck - that really is a bit of pain in the ar5e Phil.

It has happened before and seems to be attributed to riding for any significant length of time with the swing-arm past horizontal (the rear axle above the output shaft and front sprocket). More often than not it is due to either one, or a combination of: saggy OE Sachs shock, fitting lowering links or being heavily loaded for extended periods.

It will protect it, but only for a very short time if the chain is permenantly dragging along it. The protector is only really designed to prevent damage from chain-slap and occasional bottoming out.

Yep. His was down to riding a big distance on a knackered shock whilst carrying a heavy load.

Relevant post... http://www.xt660.com/showpost.php?p=170283&postcount=11

Whole thread... http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=18703

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The plastic thing just got eaten !!!

Probably make something out of mild steel when i get it back together !!!

Do you know what RTW Paul did to sort it , Weld it or New ????

Cheers Phil

Posting at the same time Pleiades !!!!

You got it mate , Knackered shock and loaded in the desert

I'll take a look at RTW P post cheers
Phil

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Got a new one! �450.

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Forgot to add

IF ANYONE SEES OR HEARS OF A SECOND HAND ONE PLEASE GIVE US A SHOUT

Cheers Phil

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Just found one on ebay:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Yamaha-XT660Z-2009-Rear-Swing-Arm-11D-F2110-00-new-/271289357545?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&ha sh=item3f2a1b14e9

Another one:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/FORCELLONE-RU...item2a29d182f1

�450 ooooooch

Cheers fridolin
I'll have a go at the Italian one but worth finding out how much the post from Aus would be , at �210 new sounds a great deal

Phil

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Happened to mine too .Too much weight for too many miles with a knackered loose chain. I think Paul said it couldn't be welded. Mine wasn't deep enough to concern me too much so I filled it with chemical metal. Been good for about 20,000 miles. I keep an eye on it now though.

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It says $245 postage . So get the Italian one.