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Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« on: July 22, 2013, 06:17:41 pm »
WRONG!
I get the **** one out of the LT and go to remove the two axle nuts cause the rotor on my new one is all bent.
First nut comes off super easy. Second one is a ****; two monkey wrenches, a hernia and a 6 foot pipe later I get it loose and remove the rotor.

So I go to remove to rotor on the new swing arm and the axle nuts come off easy.

Until I try to remove the hub. I removed the nut and hit it with a hammer for a bit and nothing. Tried a puller and just bent the **** out of it! Tried heat, no help!

This is why we love old machines eh

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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2013, 07:38:05 pm »
Hit it with pb blaster/kroil/acetone& atf and let it sit for a couple days
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2013, 10:24:11 pm »
Brake fluid works to loosen stuck things
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2013, 11:14:16 pm »
that pb blaster is some crzy **** when you leave it sit on something for a few days
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2013, 12:05:50 am »
Try Bolt-Off from Nutek, puts PB Blaster to shame!
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2013, 05:26:24 am »
Naval jelly works good for rust. It is like coca cola from hell. Wear gloves and neutralize the phosphoric acid with baking soda when you are wanting to touch the part. It works great for old gas tanks, stuck calipers, pins, stuck pistons in cylinders. Good stuff. You need it. And if you leave a pan around big azz spiders get in it:)
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2013, 06:06:20 am »
brake hub does not come off easy, it is pressed on, rotor side comes off easy for axle bearing removal.
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2013, 06:41:01 am »
Try aro-kroil. In 20 years of atvs and 13 years of HVAC work, i have never come across something that stuff wont loosen.
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2013, 10:32:51 am »
Quote from: GrkGuy on July 23, 2013, 06:06:20 am
brake hub does not come off easy, it is pressed on, rotor side comes off easy for axle bearing removal.

Not trying to remove break hub, just trying to get the wheel hub off so I Can get the rotor out. I've unbolted the rotor from the brake hub.
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2013, 10:51:39 am »
Man I must've gotten lucky my rear end just basically fell apart in comparison to the troubles you're having. Good luck man hope you get it all apart and back together. Everything I had trouble with an overnight soak in pb blaster took care of.
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2013, 11:22:43 am »
Same with the 87 I just went through. I think it really depends on how much water and mositure the quad is subjected too.

On my other 87, I had to beat the hub off the axle and ended up ruining the hub. The other hub came right off.  :'(
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2013, 11:53:59 am »
Dropped the whole shebang at the shop this morning. Hoping they have better luck than I  -->
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« Reply #12 on: July 24, 2013, 01:26:23 pm »
oh the rear wheel hub, damm heat should have got it off, use more heat. lol
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Re: Swap swingarms they said; it will be easy they said!
« Reply #13 on: July 24, 2013, 05:42:12 pm »
When you said you heated it are you talking oxy/acet???Some people try using a propane torch which is useless.
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