swing arm help!

Hey guys so I'm onto my next question! I pulled the rear wheel to get it prepped for paint and I noticed that the swing arm has some play in it from side to side! I went straight to the manual and it apparently has an adjustable set up! Sweet! My question is, when I loosened the adjuster nut and tightened it up does this do anything to the alignment? Cuz when u tighten it, it moves the whole arm to the left! See the space on the right side in the pic below!
Cheers guys!

 

While it is adjustable, the swingarm should not need to be re-adjusted after initial assembly. You have worn swingarm bearings, and they should be replaced.

 

After tightening, the arm moved over to left and now there's a big gap on the right. Even if I replaced the bearings would the gap not still be there? Is there something missing from there?

 

that dust seal on the left, i think your missing one on the right.
then take both stubs out clean them and check the bearings.
now put the SA back and turn the stubs until the SA is centered, put the locking tab and lock nut on the left side, tighten the lock nut and bend the tab over the stub.
now do the torque thing on the right side, locking tab, and button it up

 

what bike?
assuming its a maxim.
on the parts fiche, (which wont let me copy/paste) theres a spacer.
item no8--its a French site I'm looking on ,perhaps someone can tell us what a ecrou is.

http://www.bike-parts-yam.com/yamaha-pi ... 20-27.html
stu

 

That part you see on the left is part of the sa! Not removable! Weird how there's not one on the right tho! And according to manual it doesn't show any kind of boot or dust cover!

I did take it apart tho and found that one collar is missing, this still wouldn't account for that big of a gap tho!

 

It is a maxim, sorry should have stated that!

Ecrou means nut which is #5 in the pic above from my manual.