Siezed Swingarm bolt

[eveready]

I've spent two days trying to get the bolt out of the swingarm with no avail. The bearings feel good and no slop but I want to get frame and swingarm sand blasted to paint it's a 77 360WR can anyone give me any suggestions? Does it only come out one way? And another question when I bought this bike to bring back to life the only piece missing is the chain guide. Can anyone tell me what type of chain guide this piece is from? It bolts to the shock.

 

[dartyppyt]

To get swing arm bolt out. I soaked mine for week. Even used a press.
Is just use a sawzall and cut between bushing and frame. Then I still had to press the inner part out of bushings back and forth. But I saved the bushings.

 

[stormer254]

Use the nuts to pull the spindle out, you might end up stripping the nut but I've never damaged the thread on the spindle. First I lock the nuts on one side to allow me to be able to turn the spindle and break it from the grip of the bushes, then use one nut to pull it in your preferred direction, as you get to the end of the thread undo nut , fit spacers and repeat and repeat and repeat.................. if this does not work spread the frame slightly with a suitable piece of wood and attack the spindle with your favourite cutting device! All this is carried out with lashings of penetrating oil before during and after!.

 

[fran...k.]

I suppose you could create some sort of c clamp to go under the frame with a pocket on one side. Put the nut on so part of it sticks out empty to keep your pusher on the other side where it is needed. Once it breaks free and the nut moves to contact the frame you could reverse or modify and push it through. Not sure what you have tried for two days. If you have put as much force as you can on the c clamp device a shock with a hammer.

 

[Gord]

I had the same thing happen, on a non Husky bike. I tried everything and every type of penetrating oil, as well as time and patience; like a week! I ended up bringing the frame to my welding buddies house, and we got it out with a welding torch. And it still took a long time to do. Obviously ruined the bushings, but they are easily replaced. Rather replace the bushings than bugger up the threads on the bolt or the nut.

 

[Bigbill]

I ended welding a large slide hammer to the end of the swing arm bolt the slide hammer removed it. It's six times larger than a dent puller.

 

[dartyppyt]

Been there done that and several ton press didn't budge it. Cut and run!

 

[eveready]

The bearing are still good and move free, so will work around swing arm bolt until I have to do it.

 

[Bigbill]

I did this two decades ago I think the bolt is still in my slide hammer.

 

[84scrambler]

Try this next, you need a good impact gun then loosen one side and try tightening the crap out of the other side then loosen that same nut so there is threads showing and tighten the crap out of the other side then loosen that nut till threads show then go back to other side and tighten and loosen and so forth and plan on at least one can of pb blaster . This may take more than several tries but just keep on switching sides and don't even think of using a rachet. Set the gun on the highest setting and give it more than several tries , this worked for me.

 

[eveready]

Thanks I'll give it a try with impact with washers.

 

[Kartwheel68]

I just cut the bolt.

 

[dumpbear]

Had the same problem w/my 360 i beat the crap out of the bolt then i used a hacksaw and a torch more pounding w/ the hammer alot of cussing a couple of beers later and wala it was out.Then i bought another bolt on ebay got new bearings and bushings and no problems since.I do pull out the bolt every spring and regrease it and the bearings.

 

[Bigbill]

Anti-seeze is our best buddy.