Removing stuck swingarm for first time tire change

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Removing stuck swingarm for first time tire change

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Help !!!!! That swingarm wont budge :( :(
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Re: Removing stuck swingarm for first time tire change

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Undo the three bolts and the wheelnut then if it still won't move, hit with hammer.
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Re: Removing stuck swingarm for first time tire change

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gn2 wrote:...hit with hammer.
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Don't! Use a rubber mallet instead. Or take a piece of wood, place it in between and hit the wood. There's very little need for a hammer when repairing motorcycles.
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Re: Removing stuck swingarm for first time tire change

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Sorry did I say hammer, I meant reciprocating tolerance adjuster.
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Re: Removing stuck swingarm for first time tire change

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gn2 wrote:Sorry did I say hammer, I meant reciprocating tolerance adjuster.

Mash, claw or ballpein.

You've got to have an old hammer in yer toolkit. Preferably with the base burned from welding
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