Swingarm nut removal

[Stratman]

OK, I've loosened every rear suspension nut but I can't budge the swingarm nut. Any suggestions?

[KarlosVTR]

i cant recall if someone was joking or not when they said it may have been left hand thread

[AMCQ46]

swing arm bolt is not a LH thread, but it is up to about 125Nm torque. there should be no reason why the nut wornt turn .......... get a longer scaffold pole

[KarlosVTR]

cheers AMCQ46, it was a long time since i had attacked one.

i think i used a really long pole last time i took mine off.

instead of total brute force it takes some shocks to move it.

[Stratman]

I used a bigger hammer and the "hit and hope" method and it moved, so now got the swing arm off. Bugger to get the hugger bolts out, but glad I removed it because the inside weld on the plate where the rear caliper slots on has come away, so that needs doing. A bit notchy in the s/a bearings so I'll get those replaced too.

Can you get the chain slider rubber out without breaking off the rubber lugs which fit in to the s/a?

[Jester666]

...Can you get the chain slider rubber out without breaking off the rubber lugs which fit in to the s/a?

Yes. Squirt a teeny bit of washing up liquid in/around it, work it in a bit and out it pops!

That's what I did anyway!

[Stratman]

...Can you get the chain slider rubber out without breaking off the rubber lugs which fit in to the s/a?

Yes. Squirt a teeny bit of washing up liquid in/around it, work it in a bit and out it pops!

That's what I did anyway!

Thanks

[tony.mon]

Yep.
Never broken a chain run guard yet; I just lever them out with a flat blade screwdriver. They're covered in chain lube anyway...

[Stratman]

I used the washing up liquid method last night and out it popped - thought the lugs might break but that's really tough rubber. Now to get the rear caliper mounting lug re-welded and the whole thing refinished - local alloy wheel centre will do for £50 plus VAT, which I think is pretty good.

[tony.mon]

I used the washing up liquid method last night and out it popped - thought the lugs might break but that's really tough rubber. Now to get the rear caliper mounting lug re-welded and the whole thing refinished - local alloy wheel centre will do for £50 plus VAT, which I think is pretty good.

Make sure you take the wheel spindle and new mounting plate with you so they can get the correct alignment.

[Stratman]

Cheers Tony, the plate is still attached by the weld on the top but the one on the inside has pulled away.

Battling with that bloody needle roller bearing was "interesting". For a while I thought I was destroying something that shouldn't move, which of course I wasn't. Even after I had prised out the rollers and the inner cage I had to us a small cold chisel to get behind the outer race and the alloy of the s/a and bit by bit "peel" it away. Eventually got through and out it popped. Cleaned up the housing (not much in the way of scratching luckily) and now off to the wheel place.

Bearings on the other side were well notchy though.