Where to find Swing arm caps for a KZ550 1980

I am trying to build a bika a n just running into small problems. Now where could I find swing arm caps. I tried to put the swing arm on and it has about an inch of space so i know someting is missing. I have diagrams and have been looking to see what is missing. So I think it is swing arm caps. Any one out there have an Idea?

Pjx

Or at least a picture so I know what to be looking for?

im not sure about the 550 but on a 900-1000 there is no spacer for the swingarm pivot other than the dust caps and they are no where near 1"

Here are the pictures of the spaces that I am seeing

Pjx

Here are the pictures of the spaces that I am seeing

Pjx

yeah thats a big gap!ya might want to try godjester or lou i think tey screw with 550s;)

This is from someone who has only worked on his own 650... so don't take this for gospel.

For your 1980 KZ550, Kawasaki.com shows only two items in both circled areas of your photo. #1 is an Oil Seal (PN 92049-1059) to keep the grease in the needle bearing assembly and in the swing arm tube space. #23 is a 34mm x 0.5mm Swing Arm Shim (PN 92025-1228) presumably to fill the gaps.

If that doesn't fill the gaps then we may be left with two possibilities. First, that you need more than the two shims shown or second, that #2, the swing arm component (PN 33001-1097), is not the one on your bike. Does either make sense to you? Could the previous owner have swapped the swing arm out for a different one?

Best of success!

Post edited by: bill_wilcox100, at: 2007/05/06 02:06

I think i might have some of these for you, cheap. send me a private message.

Well Godsjester I know didn't screw me at least purposefully. Thanks for the blow up. I dont have any image that ever mentioned spaces in any of the manuals I have. I just couldnt find the caps. Also I know this is the correct swing arm and never was replaced. I saw this bike before he disassbmbeled it. the bike ran well. Thanks again I may b a motorcyclist this year.

Pjx

Just for my own general knowledge... what do you mean by caps? Are they in the diagram? If so what # would they be. Thanks.

The kz550D doesn't have spacers there, but there are factory-available shims for that location. They didn't come on the bike, originally, but are available to take up the gap caused by wear. Most dealers don't have them, so I make my own. The gap should be less than 1mm, though.

If it's a large gap, I don't why it would be like that.

i don't have all the answers, but here's a diagram of what my 1980 kz550A1 looks like. the half inch gap on each side sounds right, before the rubber seals are installed.

the parts diagrams seem to vary a bit from model to model and year to year, so i've included the diagram for the 1980 KZ550A1.