Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: shock and swingarm disassembly

Author: Ray Hale

Date: May 14, 2003, 5:17 AM

Post ID: 1712987642



Thanks Charlie,
I will call MG today. They have a couple tools I'll need.
Ray


Ambo-@netscape.net wrote:
 
Hi Ray,
Steve Brenton makes a tool for removing the swingarm pivots and if his
others that I've bought are any indication it'll be top quality. MG
Cycle sells them for $22 if I remember correctly and you can probably
get it direct from Steven also. If time is money for you as it is for
me, then it'll be cheaper to buy than make.

Cheaper yet and sometimes workable is to take a spare swingarm spindle
and insert two roll pins in the holes. Take two of the jam nuts for the
spindle and lock them together tightly on it. Then just insert the
"tool" into the spindle you're removing/installing and use a wrench to
turn it. Works unless the spindle is rusted in place or otherwise stuck.
A little of your favorite penetrant beforehand will help. Hope this
helps,

Charlie.

Ray Hale <ray.-@sfcc.edu> wrote:

Also, I do not seem to have a good tool for taking the swingarm spindles

 out. My camera lens spanner is no way strong enough and would certainly
break. Hopefully someone has managed to make a tool without extreme
machine shop equipment and can instruct how they accomplished that.


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