Beerplease Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 I am trying to remove the long top front control arm bolt and it will not come forward. It spins freely with ratchet but appears to be stuck to the long bushing inside the tube. I have tried PB blaster, greasing the tube at the zerk, heat, impact gun and a banging on the nut side while turning the head with a impact to no avail. As these bolts are quite soft I am afraid to go to crazy with beating on it. Anyone have any ideas or tricks to remove this bolt? I don't even think I could get anything in between the arm and the frame bracket to cut the bolt and then replace it and the bushing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerplease Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Sorry here is a pic of the arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbcmudtruck Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Put the nut back on it and beat it out with a 3lb hammer. You will more than likely need a new bolt. You can find them on ebay for fairly cheap. Or contact a guy on here with the screen name NYUK, he may have a couple for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakar Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 (edited) I am trying to remove the long top front control arm bolt and it will not come forward. It spins freely with ratchet but appears to be stuck to the long bushing inside the tube. I have tried PB blaster, greasing the tube at the zerk, heat, impact gun and a banging on the nut side while turning the head with a impact to no avail. As these bolts are quite soft I am afraid to go to crazy with beating on it. Anyone have any ideas or tricks to remove this bolt? I don't even think I could get anything in between the arm and the frame bracket to cut the bolt and then replace it and the bushing. this happend to my long swingarm bolt .its rusted and welded to the spacer inside luckly i was able to sqeeze a saws all blade in the side by the cap . Edited January 29, 2010 by shakar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mia-shee Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 I had one seized on me the other day. I used a big mallet and it didnt do squat. I had to use a air chisel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerplease Posted January 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Well I am afraid I will mushroom the end of the bolt if I whack it hard enough to move it that way, as I have already deformed it slightly with hammer. A air chisel might work, where did you apply the chisel? Under the head of the bolt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullthrottle02 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Mine were a complete bitch too. I had to take the pipes off, just so i could get a good enough swing at it and hit it a little more squarely. Once i got it flush i used a punch. It did f up the end of the bolt, but i just took the end to the grinder to put a small taper on it, then used a file to clean the rest of the thread up. Good times!! I think it took longer to take those 2 bolts out then to remove and re-install everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mia-shee Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 I got it to move about 1/8" with the mallet and then hit with the chisel behind the head of the bolt. I also mushroomed the bolt some but i fixed with a air grinder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullthrottle02 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 I got it to move about 1/8" with the mallet and then hit with the chisel behind the head of the bolt. I also mushroomed the bolt some but i fixed with a air grinder. thats about all the luck i had with a mallet and dead blow hammer, I had to step up to a 3lb hammer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh-eman Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 I had one got stuck along time ago. I got enough slack in mine that I could fit hack saw blade in there and cut the bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooker82 Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 It doesnt take much to cause them to sieze. My raptor started to have one sieze after it was 3 years old. I put new a arms on when it happend. It could pound it out with a hammer. When I installed my new a arms I made sure to coat the entire bolt with antiseize. When you grease the zerk you not getting any grease on the bolt. There is a long sleeve that runs the entire lenght of the a arm. Your greaseing the sleeve and plastic / rubber bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeNick Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Keep hittin it with a big hammer and a punch..It will eventually come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftdT4R Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 When I did my bike, a 2001 a couple years ago it had both stuck, I had to cut both with a swzall between the arm and mount and pull the arm out. You can then take off the dust caps and dump the bushing and bolt. Whe you put them back together put some anti-seize on the bolts before you put them in the bushings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bebetekbanshee358 Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 When I did my bike, a 2001 a couple years ago it had both stuck, I had to cut both with a swzall between the arm and mount and pull the arm out. You can then take off the dust caps and dump the bushing and bolt. Whe you put them back together put some anti-seize on the bolts before you put them in the bushings. i did my swing arm pivot bearings today. only way to get the bolt out was working it back and forward with the air chisel and wd 40. it finally came out after 20 m.in of beating on it. the pivot pin didnt weld it self to the bearings but the bearings race weld there self to the swingarm. on one side only the sprocket side. i had to go in there with a die grinder and split the race in half and then i was able to chisle it out,, its a very good idea to drill a hole in the middle on the swingarm threw the tubeand the pivot pin with a rider on the bike and tap a zerk fitting to the tube and just grease it everynow and then.. works beautiful i did it to both the axle and the pivot bearings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerplease Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Hey thanks for all the great ideas guys. I guess I will just beat on it until she starts to move and hope for the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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