movement in swingarm?

Aren't the end caps supposed to locate and fix the swingarm in place? Acting like a combo seal and thrust bearing?

 

Mine doesn't have any end caps. If you look at the fisch he posted in this thread, I don't think his does either.

 

Parts #9 on his fisch.

 

That's just a seal (on mine at least). ID is the same size as the pivot sleeve and the sleeve slides straight thru it.

 

It doesn't cap the end of the swingarm's pivot tube?

 

the end caps on my bike butt too the spacer #11 when assembled. the caps have the same Inner Diameter opening to allow the actual pivot shaft bolt to go through.


I know all of this sounds crazy, and I wouldn't have thought it should have any movement but it does.