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Old 29-Oct-2005, 17:16
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All as above BUT!!!!! before you do anything undo the swing arm pivot bolt and remove the shaft grease it and slide it back in. It may be seized and take some getting out, it's much easier with the whole bike together.

The pained expression on the mans face who gave me that advice made me take notice.


The swing arm is captive in the frame witch needs springing open before you can remove it so you can draw the bolt with the wheel and suspension in Place.

I plan to do the same this winter, in fact I've already started.



[Edited on 29-10-2005 by ericthered40]

The Biggest advantage of working on the swinging arm bolt before stripping bike is it helps if you run the bike upto temperature when attempting draw the b***er out.
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Old 29-Oct-2005, 19:59
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Old 30-Oct-2005, 16:24
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Good luck!
On a recent engine change it took us 4 hours to get the arm off. In the end we drilled it out, pushed the frame apart and let it drop with the engine still attached. I was warned not to apply heat as it damages the swing arm.
Good luck again!


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All as above BUT!!!!! before you do anything undo the swing arm pivot bolt and remove the shaft grease it and slide it back in. It may be seized and take some getting out, it's much easier with the whole bike together.

The pained expression on the mans face who gave me that advice made me take notice.


The swing arm is captive in the frame witch needs springing open before you can remove it so you can draw the bolt with the wheel and suspension in Place.

I plan to do the same this winter, in fact I've already started.



[Edited on 29-10-2005 by ericthered40]

The Biggest advantage of working on the swinging arm bolt before stripping bike is it helps if you run the bike upto temperature when attempting draw the b***er out.
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Old 30-Oct-2005, 19:30
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Old 30-Oct-2005, 21:08
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Just undone the swing arm bolt and it seems to be moving freely, fingers crossed when it is ready to come out it should be simple!

How's everyone else getting on?
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Old 30-Oct-2005, 21:19
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you can withdraw the bolt now.
everything will stay in place.
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Old 30-Oct-2005, 21:42
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I'm interested to see how you get on Dave (and everyone else) as I've just started my strip down, and I've got to a stage where I'm undecided if I'm going to remove the engine or not from the frame.

Pretty much everything else is off, and I wasn't planning on removing it, but as everything has gone suprisingly smoothly so far...I'm thinking in for a penny

I may have a go at the bolt tomorrow, and if it looks like it might shift easy enough then it could be a goer, otherwise I will probably leave it alone!

I'll post some piccies this week.

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Old 30-Oct-2005, 22:10
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you can withdraw the bolt now.
everything will stay in place.

Will it

So when the bolt is removed how do you get the swingarm off?

Harv, if you want to come over one night this week to talk strategy over a beer your more than welcome

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Old 30-Oct-2005, 22:31
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you have to remove the engine.
there are some sleeves that cant be pulled out until the engine is dropped
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Keefer, is that frame gloss or satin?
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