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bear with me, i have not found my service manual since i have moved, have not found half my tools either, but that is becoming a different battle.

anywho

does the swing arm axle have to be spun off or is it just pushed through.

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I just use a piece of dowel and knock it out. Basically just pushed through.
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I've had a lot better luck pushing it out AFTER I done spun off the nut....

Although, I've never tried pushing it out without having done spun off the nut.

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Unless you've been very religious about swingarm maintenance, the pivot pin will likely take a good bit of whack to remove. It's usually resistant to removal even when the bearings are fine.

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nut is off

likely will have to wack, there is the 20mm(?) bolt head on the left(left on mine) that i wanted to make sure was not suppose to be turned.

whacking to comense this week
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I was just razzing KayD about the nut spun part. He kind'a left that part out.

Unlikely to make any difference, but I'd sure give the pin a turn or two before I started the whackment.

Where it's going to stick is pin-to-sleeve, so turning the pin won't DO anything most likely, but I'd give it a twist or two anyway.

How long has it been since it's been apart?

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i've had the bike for 2.5 years, the bike is a 98, i have not greased it properly. i shall in the future. :oops:
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If you haven't and the previous owner din't either...you may be in for a bit of a headache.

You've read the fables of old about that?

Laying the bike on its side and dumping penetrant in it for a few days, heating it with a torch..all that fun stuff?

Nah! It will come out just fine!!!!!

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I went through this on my old 98 XR where the previous owner never touched this. I swore I would never let mine go over a year. I never got the bolt out either even after using a 12 lb sledge.
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Post by canyncarvr »

I've persuaded axles with a 12# sledge..and a piece of iron pipe that looked pretty much like a mushroom by the time I got the axle out.

Want a workout? Swing a 12# sledge for awhile. :wink:

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