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bertsspecial79 New Member
Joined: Oct 21, 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Atlanta Ga
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Posted: October 21, 2009, 1:38 pm Post subject: Swingarm question |
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HEy guys I'm currently working on my first build and have a question. Is there a trick to removing the swingarm? I've taken the nut off of it and supposedly it should be "easy" to get off now.....lol. I have a 79 xs650 special. Is there a trick to it? or any help would be greatly appreciated.
thanks
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roar Full Member
Joined: Sep 15, 2008 Posts: 54
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Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: Swingarm question |
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I'd suggest searching the site a bit, lots of info on here. Welcome to the board by the way,
Roar
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yamaman Support Staff
Joined: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 1638 Location: Perth Western Australia
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Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: Swingarm question |
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G'day Bert, welcome to the site.
Looks like your gunna need a bigger hammer! lol
I take it you've got the bike on a stand or whatever, and the shocks off?
They can get pretty tight in there!
Spray CRC into all the gaps, and using a good drift & a gympie, you should be able to get it moving. Have heard of some needing heat, wouldn't think that'd be needed. but??? Pump a bit of grease in there wouldn't hurt either!
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xjwmx Full Member
Joined: Oct 15, 2008 Posts: 323 Location: KY '81 Special
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Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:57 pm Post subject: Re: Swingarm question |
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Remove the nut and grease nipple and hit with small sledge hammer. Move to progressively smaller hammers and a piece of pipe or something for a drift.
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pumps 650Rider Supporter
Joined: May 29, 2007 Posts: 1993 Location: Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.- 1977 XS650 "D" Standard
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Posted: October 21, 2009, 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: Swingarm question |
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yamaman- Far be it from me to offend a brother from down under but what the hell is a gympie? I'm guessing a tool of some kind...? And why is it called that?
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yamaman Support Staff
Joined: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 1638 Location: Perth Western Australia
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Posted: October 21, 2009, 3:20 pm Post subject: Re: Swingarm question |
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Yeah, like a small 1 handed sledge hammer, 5lb or so I guess.
Not sure exactly why they're called gympies, I do know Gympie is a town in Queensland, Queenslanders tend to be rather direct in their actions "as subtle as a sledgehammer"
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gordo 650Rider Supporter
Joined: Oct 09, 2008 Posts: 559 Location: CT.U.S.A.
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Posted: October 21, 2009, 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: Swingarm question |
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Bert, you did remove the long bolt that goes thru it, right? The one that has grease fittings on each end. OK,OK, now do what the other's have suggested. It will come out, but, like yamaman said, some have had to heat the swing arm near where it pivot's in the frame. Stuck bushing's would cause that. Pump's, from what I gather, it's gotta be a slide-hammer of sort.Gympie, sound's like a couple who pollute our shout column. RR/JTT. That's what a sad state our world is in, when you got nothing better to do than create dissension among people who, for the most part, want to help other's. Ahhhrg, just call me Elmer.
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650skull Support Staff
Joined: Jul 19, 2007 Posts: 1186
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Posted: October 21, 2009, 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: Swingarm question |
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Yea well, talk about as "subtle as a sledge hammer" No wonder you live in Perth yamaman, have to be when making derogatory remarks about your fellow Austraalians like that safe place to be in the most isolated city in the world.
Call them pogy's here
Oh yea and welcome, a good soak with some penetrate and a bash with a drift and pody will work wonders.........Take out the grease nipple first
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yamaman Support Staff
Joined: Jan 04, 2007 Posts: 1638 Location: Perth Western Australia
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Posted: October 21, 2009, 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Swingarm question |
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Yep, sunny Perth, safe from nuclear fall out, poker machines & thuggish Kiwi/Queenslanders & their "pogy's"
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bertsspecial79 New Member
Joined: Oct 21, 2009 Posts: 7 Location: Atlanta Ga
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Posted: October 22, 2009, 8:24 am Post subject: Re: Swingarm question |
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Hey guys thanks for all the replys. I just had to spray it with pb blaster and beat it with a hammer lol and a metal rod to push it on through.
Got it out last night, now I'm working on getting one of the forks off thats being a booger. I guess when something has been mounted for 30 years it can be a little tough lol. But I would imagine the forks have been off in that time. For the most part it's down to the frame and motor now, time to get the hardtail welded on. Thanks guys.
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