banshee907 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Anyone got any tricks for getting the swing arm bolt out? This thing is stuck stuck. Iv got a new one on the way but can't get the old one out to save my life Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman101 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Is it lose enough that it at least spins? Put a wrench on the right side and spin it a few times before you hit it. Also some penetrating oil. Next step is maybe heat. I just took mine out too and it was kinda stubborn. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee907 Posted April 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Is it lose enough that it at least spins? Put a wrench on the right side and spin it a few times before you hit it. Also some penetrating oil. Next step is maybe heat. I just took mine out too and it was kinda stubborn. Good luck. I can spin it barely. Have had penetrating oil on it for months. Would you recommend heading the part of the swing arm that surrounds the bolt in order to expand the aluminum?Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKEETER Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Oxy acetelene torch. 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandman101 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 17 hours ago, banshee907 said: I can spin it barely. Have had penetrating oil on it for months. Would you recommend heading the part of the swing arm that surrounds the bolt in order to expand the aluminum? Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk That’s kind of the tricky thing because there is actually a spindle housed inside swingarm that fits tight around the bolt and you can’t really get heat just to that part to expand it. You might be able to get somewhere just heating the bolt up real slow and then let it cool. Sometimes that’s enough to get it to break free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee907 Posted April 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 That’s kind of the tricky thing because there is actually a spindle housed inside swingarm that fits tight around the bolt and you can’t really get heat just to that part to expand it. You might be able to get somewhere just heating the bolt up real slow and then let it cool. Sometimes that’s enough to get it to break free. So stuck a torch on low against the head end of the bolt and the threaded end ya think?Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppedupandcutdown Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Bottle jack and spread the frame just a bit, Sawzall the bolt on each side of the swingarm. Done. Won't harm anything but the bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
375hp banshees Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Best thing is just beat it back & forth ( with nut still on one end, loose, so you don't ruin threads) and impact it cw& ccw until it frees up. along with trying to get center lubed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee907 Posted April 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 We've got progress boys!Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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