Sideplay needs to be checked, adjust by adding or subtracting shims.
Hi Gary,
you are correct and because some folks don't get it right and then claim their bikes don't steer too good I'm gonna spell it out in full.
The bearing sleeve and the seal washers must be bolted solidly in the frame so that the swingarm bushings move against the bearing sleeve.
There should be enough clearance to allow the swingarm to drop under it's own weight when the bearing sleeve is locked in place.
If the swingarm cannot move freely DO NOT slacken off the throughbolt to let it move. If you do that the bearing sleeve will turn with
the swingarm and the bearing movement will no longer be between the sleeve and the bushings, it will be a bad sloppy fit between
the inside of the sleeve and the outside of the throughbolt.
You must put Yamaha's stock shims at the end of the bearing sleeve to get enough clearance to let the swingarm move freely when the throughbolt
nut is fully tightened. 0.002" to 0.012" is the recommended clearance.
&BTW, it's best you replace the stock M14-ended throughbolt with the M16-ended one.
The M14 ends tend to snap off which lets the throubolt fall out onto the street which in turn locks the rear tire against the fender.
My bike left a 100-foot skidmark to prove it.