929 Swingarm issues

snwbrdr140 · February 16th, 2010

Okay, thought I'd pull the swingarm off and really clean it up right? Wrong! I can't get the damn pivot bolt out. I know I'm not an idiot, but thought maybe I'm missing something. I got the pinch bolts loose of course, but I can't get the main bolt loose at all. I went and bought a bolt with the correct head size then threaded two nuts against eachother so i could insert one end and turn the other, but I ended up just breaking a crescent wrench, stripping the threads outta the nuts I bought, and pulling a muscle. Any ideas, I feel like I have to be missing something, but I can't think of anything. Maybe it was last installed by a gorilla, but.... The local stealership said they could get it for me, but I really don't feel like paying them.

Ps. I hit it with a ton of wd40 also and still no budge.

zfrilly · February 16th, 2010

WD 40 Sucks. Sounds like it should come out. Try some PB Blaster on it. Not that you sound dumb, but are you loosing not tightening?

ATREYU · February 16th, 2010

I'd have to see it to give you any advice. When I took mine apart I just hit it with an impact and it came right out.

snwbrdr140 · February 16th, 2010

Z, I thought the same thing, after a while I was thinking, maybe its an opposite thread, so tried that too. Art, wish I had an impact wrench....

zfrilly · February 16th, 2010

I did it with just a breaker bar and the motion pro tool. Add a piece of pipe to your ratchet/wrench for more leverage.

ratchetman · February 19th, 2010

have not tried to do this yet, but in the manual they show a picture of a 1/2" drive breaker bar being used. Eat your Wheaties.

ATREYU · February 19th, 2010

Yeah, now that I think about it Ratch is right, it's in there pretty good. You are either going to need a breaker bar, or get creative to make a breaker bar like Z suggested or see if you can get a hold of an impact

February 16th, 2010	#1
snwbrdr140 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Gender: Bikes: '00 CBR929RR Posts: 26 My Photos: (0) Rep Power: 1 Reputation Point: 10 Reputation Level:	929 Swingarm issues Okay, thought I'd pull the swingarm off and really clean it up right? Wrong! I can't get the damn pivot bolt out. I know I'm not an idiot, but thought maybe I'm missing something. I got the pinch bolts loose of course, but I can't get the main bolt loose at all. I went and bought a bolt with the correct head size then threaded two nuts against eachother so i could insert one end and turn the other, but I ended up just breaking a crescent wrench, stripping the threads outta the nuts I bought, and pulling a muscle. Any ideas, I feel like I have to be missing something, but I can't think of anything. Maybe it was last installed by a gorilla, but.... The local stealership said they could get it for me, but I really don't feel like paying them. Ps. I hit it with a ton of wd40 also and still no budge.

February 16th, 2010	#2
zfrilly If you ain't first, you're last! Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 31 Gender: Bikes: CBR 929 Steering Damper: GPR Posts: 4,050 My Photos: (1) Rep Power: 17 Reputation Point: 464 Reputation Level:	Re: 929 Swingarm issues WD 40 Sucks. Sounds like it should come out. Try some PB Blaster on it. Not that you sound dumb, but are you loosing not tightening? __________________ FUCK'EM IF THEY CAN'T TAKE A JOKE

February 16th, 2010	#3
ATREYU Post Whore Extrordinare Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tx Age: 27 Gender: Bikes: 01 929RR, 99 900RR Steering Damper: GPR MySpace ID: jester929 Posts: 11,770 My Photos: (0) Rep Power: 23 Reputation Point: 440 Reputation Level:	Re: 929 Swingarm issues I'd have to see it to give you any advice. When I took mine apart I just hit it with an impact and it came right out. __________________ My life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather I will skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming... wow... What a Ride!

February 16th, 2010	#4
snwbrdr140 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tacoma, WA Gender: Bikes: '00 CBR929RR Posts: 26 My Photos: (0) Rep Power: 1 Reputation Point: 10 Reputation Level:	Re: 929 Swingarm issues Z, I thought the same thing, after a while I was thinking, maybe its an opposite thread, so tried that too. Art, wish I had an impact wrench....

February 16th, 2010	#5
zfrilly If you ain't first, you're last! Join Date: Jul 2007 Age: 31 Gender: Bikes: CBR 929 Steering Damper: GPR Posts: 4,050 My Photos: (1) Rep Power: 17 Reputation Point: 464 Reputation Level:	Re: 929 Swingarm issues I did it with just a breaker bar and the motion pro tool. Add a piece of pipe to your ratchet/wrench for more leverage. __________________ FUCK'EM IF THEY CAN'T TAKE A JOKE

February 19th, 2010	#6
ratchetman Resident Post Whore Moderator Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Ontario Canada Age: 39 Gender: Bikes: 2000 929 Posts: 4,532 My Photos: (12) Rep Power: 16 Reputation Point: 439 Reputation Level:	Re: 929 Swingarm issues have not tried to do this yet, but in the manual they show a picture of a 1/2" drive breaker bar being used. Eat your Wheaties.

February 19th, 2010	#7
ATREYU Post Whore Extrordinare Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tx Age: 27 Gender: Bikes: 01 929RR, 99 900RR Steering Damper: GPR MySpace ID: jester929 Posts: 11,770 My Photos: (0) Rep Power: 23 Reputation Point: 440 Reputation Level:	Re: 929 Swingarm issues Yeah, now that I think about it Ratch is right, it's in there pretty good. You are either going to need a breaker bar, or get creative to make a breaker bar like Z suggested or see if you can get a hold of an impact __________________ My life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather I will skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming... wow... What a Ride!

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