Lower swingarm bolt

[Cbone]

Hey guys, anyone got any tips for getting the lower swingarm bolt out? I got it to start to come out with some force but doesn't want to move at all now. I can still turn bolt using the nut on the other side but other then that I can't get it to move at all.

 

[xb33bsa]

if you are talking about the swingarm spindle,the only thing that connectcs the swingarm to the frame, (besides shocks)then the symptons you describe point to it being tight on one or both of the bushing sleaves
do you have the bike up off the wheels ?
corrosion can cause this tightness ..soak it in pb blaster overnight ..then you can try whacking it out but you must use a precisely/propperly placed heavy backup\
look on a parts schematic to familiarize yourself and think to understand

 

[Cbone]

if you are talking about the swingarm spindle,the only thing that connectcs the swingarm to the frame, (besides shocks)then the symptons you describe point to it being tight on one or both of the bushing sleaves
do you have the bike up off the wheels ?
corrosion can cause this tightness ..soak it in pb blaster overnight ..then you can try whacking it out but you must use a precisely/propperly placed heavy backup\
look on a parts schematic to familiarize yourself and think to understand

Hey Xb33bsa, sorry just noticed that i linked the wrong images. There is no weight on the swing arm at all the shocks and wheel are off. Right now the spindle is stuck in the bushing sleeve. If i am hit that bolt back in from the opposite side is actually pushes the bushing out.

 

[xb33bsa]

yup

 

[VonYinzer]

Get a bigger hammer. The bolts are a dime a dozen if you damage it and while it's all apart you can replace the stock bushings with some better brass units.

 

[VonYinzer]

http://www.speedmotoco.com/mobile/product.aspx?ProductCode=cb350%2Dbushy&404;http://www.speedmotoco.com:80/product-p/cb350-bushy.htm=

 

[Cbone]

thanks guys! I was finally able to get it out. In the end I hammered it back in from the opposite side which exposed the bushing enough to grab it real good with a pair of vise grips which allowed me to thread it out using a socket on a breaker bar.