noise and vibration with with rear axle

heard noise and vibration while on a ride today coming from the rear. pulled off in a parking lot and slowly creeped and it continued what sewemed like every time the tire turned. i couldnt find out what it was didnt think it was the drive chain and couldnt find anything that had wedged into the rear portion.so i looked to the axle and saw what did seem right but tried to get it home because i was close. i speed up to 30 while in the lot to decide if it was safe and it stopped. after riding home under 20 and looking really bad i think i found the problem. so is this the grease seal, bearing or what and im guessing i should start tearing apart the rear? how do i remove the pipes and should i go to kz enterprise for parts? thanks for any help.

posted video of problem below

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You do not remove the pipes to remove the rear wheel. You need to buy a Kawasaki shop manual. They are available on eBay. Ed

i have a clymer manual it shows taking the pipes off where they bolt into the engine so ill follow that but i thought i had to take them off because they extend past where i need the room to pull the axle through? in the manual for taking the axle out it has pipes that stop before the axle bolt not my model. 93 kz1000 police model

What bike is it?
Rear drum brake or disk?
Have you done a recent chain adjustment or otherwise loosened the rear axle?
Does the bike have a center stand? It's kinda handy for checking stuff like this.
I guess the motorcycle is new to you?

brand new sir. owned a 95 zx7 r and removed the axle but there are a few new tricks to this bike. it is a 93 kz1000 police bike rear disc break no recent adjustments at all.

This might help:
www.cyclepsycho.com/kz1000p/kz1000p.html

merslinger wrote:

i have a clymer manual it shows taking the pipes off where they bolt into the engine so ill follow that but i thought i had to take them off because they extend past where i need the room to pull the axle through? in the manual for taking the axle out it has pipes that stop before the axle bolt not my model. 93 kz1000 police model

Clymer manuals aren't very good, Kawasaki manuals are much better. Having said that, the mufflers on my KZ650 extend well beyond the rear axle. I simply remove the axle nut and loosen the torque link; shove the rear wheel & axle forward and disengage the chain; then slide the rear wheel and axle to the rear and let it drop out of the swingarm. Then I can easily pull the axle free from the wheel & rear caliper bracket. I've done this more than a dozen times and find it quite easy. If you cannot do this on your model, you should try removing one end of the rear shocks to let the swingarm drop down to give clearance to pull the axle. I've had my '77 KZ650 since new and have not yet ever pulled the exhaust, but I believe pulling the exhaust system will be a major pain in the butt, plus you'll need new exhaust gaskets to prevent leaks. Ed

merslinger wrote:

i have a clymer manual it shows taking the pipes off where they bolt into the engine so ill follow that but i thought i had to take them off because they extend past where i need the room to pull the axle through? in the manual for taking the axle out it has pipes that stop before the axle bolt not my model. 93 kz1000 police model

What's usually done is that you don't really pull the axle out, but instead, remove the entire rear wheel assembly as a unit.... wheel assy, axle, axle spacers, & chain adjusters.

Loosen the rear axle/nut and loosen/&/or/remove the chain adjuster nuts n stuff, kick the wheel forward so that the chain can be lifted off the rear sprocket, then slide the rear wheel off. After you loosen the chain adjuster stuff, you'll figure it out.

This may help you understand what you're being told to do.