Need to deal with swingarm bearings. They squeak. Shock is off with all the linkage, and the final drive gear is off, but the shaft is still on there.
Got the right swingarm pivot out, but the left one is frozen in place. Heat hasn't worked. Trying to rotate it with a drift pin and hammer isn't working either. More hammer has just mauled the steel, not budged it a bit. I'm putting a good bit of steam behind that hammer and the pin is almost a half inch across, and it's still just malforming the edges without rotating the pivot. Got PB Blaster on it now but I have small hope for that working.
I don't see a way to get through the curved part of the swingarm pivot area to get pressure on it from behind.
I'm kinda stuck here. I did a search here and saw all the great ideas, but they're not working for me.
Is there anything in the final drive parts to get in the way? Is there something I need to watch out for if I do find a way to apply pressure from behind?
Would even more heat be acceptable? I didn't want to cook off anything important but I can rattle-can some paint if I need to get it even hotter.
Thanks everybody...I still love this bike and it really, REALLY needs some suspension lovin'....
Got the right swingarm pivot out, but the left one is frozen in place. Heat hasn't worked. Trying to rotate it with a drift pin and hammer isn't working either. More hammer has just mauled the steel, not budged it a bit. I'm putting a good bit of steam behind that hammer and the pin is almost a half inch across, and it's still just malforming the edges without rotating the pivot. Got PB Blaster on it now but I have small hope for that working.
I don't see a way to get through the curved part of the swingarm pivot area to get pressure on it from behind.
I'm kinda stuck here. I did a search here and saw all the great ideas, but they're not working for me.
Is there anything in the final drive parts to get in the way? Is there something I need to watch out for if I do find a way to apply pressure from behind?
Would even more heat be acceptable? I didn't want to cook off anything important but I can rattle-can some paint if I need to get it even hotter.
Thanks everybody...I still love this bike and it really, REALLY needs some suspension lovin'....