| Author | Message | ||
     Mookie |
I went to take my axle off the bike last year, and thought it was seized to the bearing. turns out that the axle threads are siezed into the swingarm. I got an ez out large enough to try to pull the remaining axle out but now its only splitting what is there. any suggestions? | ||
| Speedfreaks101 |
Are the pinch bolts completely removed? Have you been using anti seize when you have reinstalled the wheels in the past? | ||
| Akbuell |
I'm not entirely clear on what has happened. Did you get 'part' of the axle out? Meaning a chunk is still stuck in the swingarm? In any case, if you have tried repeated applications of heat from a heat gun and a penetrating oil like Kroil or PB Blaster, over a period of a couple of days....... I have in the past removed hollow bolts by taking a Dremel tool with a burr bit and notching the inside of the bolt with parallel grooves. 5 or 6 of them. If you take your time, as the bolt gets thin at the top of the threads, the heat generated causes a color change so you know to stop before you damage the threads. Take a punch and knock the segments toward the center. Work back and forth, and break them off. Essentially, you are taking the bolt out one chunk at a time. After a couple of chunks, try the heat and penetrating oil again. Repeat as needed. Time consuming, and takes patience...... | ||
| Stuntmanryan |
get a new swing arm... what i have done in the past is make a cut with a hacksaw blade or similar down the length of the bolt and start braking it out piece by piece with a screwdriver starting with the corner of the cut on one side... | ||
| Skinstains |
Is this a common problem ? | ||
| Paint_shaker |
Anti-seize is your friend. | ||
| Rogue_biker |
Not if you put anti-seize on the axle threads when you put the axle in place upon replacing the tire. | ||
| Skinstains |
Yeah I know all about the goodness that is never-sieze. Especially on dis-similar metals. |
