GL500 Silverwing Scooped for $125

Koëstom said:
Sooooo... no pic but it's damn near bare frame. I want the swingarm off and I'm looking at the manual but not getting it. Do I just remove the spanner nut and then it comes apart or do I need to do something after/before the spanner nut? I see hex heads inside the nut but the doc's I'm looking at aren't clear on what to do.

I pulled the plastic plugs off both sides of the stamped frame, the air shock is off, the swing-arm is ready to drop if I can get the pivot out.

TIA

Did you get a service manual? Download one here and your question will be answered.
http://coodie.com/cx/GL500-650%20Service%20Manual%20-%20Full.pdf
 
Awesome, that's not the same PDF I had, thanks.

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you can get the service and owners manual off the cx forum here

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6EDVo72Y5BfMDEwYmExZWEtMzZiZS00YjdlLWFiODEtZDQwNmVlNDM5YzE2?hl=en
 
Slowly cleaning nuts, bolts washers and more one by one BUT anyone have a lead on a new u-joint for the driveshaft?

Can't find a new u-joint anywhere. Swingarm bearings would be great too, I've seen them listed but not in stock anywhere. TIA.

All Balls for the fork conversion are in the mail :D
 
Neither sportland in urbana nor csmnl.com have them. Both surprise me. :eek:

surely they are not worn out. Clean and repack them.

Or take them to your local Motion Industries. They should find them.

Just dont screw them up.
 
the u joint is not replaceable it is staked and never was a service item you replace the drive shaft

if you are needing one pm me i will dig you one up

swing arm bearings are to be had right from any bearing supply

30202 and the ID measures 17mm you must use both cup and cone

size 30203 is 17x40x12
 
cxman said:
the u joint is not replaceable it is staked and never was a service item you replace the drive shaft

if you are needing one pm me i will dig you one up

swing arm bearings are to be had right from any bearing supply

30202 and the ID measures 17mm you must use both cup and cone

size 30203 is 17x40x12
Thanks for that cxman, I'll check get bearings.

Driveshaft rotates freely so I'll just clean it up and use it for now.

I got the rough engine cleaning done yesterday before I get crack it open.

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Also gathered more parts... head bearings came in for the fork swap and a few other bits.

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Got the tach gear out at lunchtime for future seal replacement. Had trouble pulling it straight out but sticking the screwdriver through the visegrip jaws and prying against the wood block worked like a charm with a couple light taps.
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FINALLY!!! After making tools and eventually buying the $40 repro that didn't work... but using the hex adapter I was able to get the whole spindle/castle nut assembly out without too much trouble and the swingarm is off so I can finally move forward some more. Now to either get the corroded nut off the f'n spindle. What a pain and delay this little step has been.
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Kickstand prepped for corrosion repair. Cut the corroded foot off at lunchtime and now ready to weld on a replacement foot I hammered out.
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Frame is as cut as it's gonna get.
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Any tips on getting the swingarm bearing race out of the cup?
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run a weld bead around the race it will shrink it when it cools and fall out
 
cxman said:
run a weld bead around the race it will shrink it when it cools and fall out

Thats interesting. You have done this?

I was gonna say fill the cup w dry ice. (some blood donation banks sell it for like $5 a lb) Then flip it over and hit the cup w torch flame.
It been a couple years since I last bought dry ice but Im thinking that was the going rate.
Just get good gloves. Dry ice is dangerously cold. Ask me how I know. ::)
 
yup

do it often on a cx without taking the cup out of the frame

kamn has done it this way as well
 
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