I have bought a tired Blaster. I have disassembled the chasis and I noticed not much of the rear swing arm but a sleeve inside that probably was a sub assy of something at one time. Any tricks or tips in removing any remains so a new swing arm kit can be installed? How are the bearings installed when new. Any hints or ticks

Thanks
Chuck

 

i just did mine using a socket, (just undersized of the sleeves), extentions and a 3lb sledge.lots of wd40. the only thing that went wrong for me was the back of the extention got damaged from the sledgehammer.it took me about 15 mins. im sure they make a tool for it,but this woorked just fine for me. good luck

 

Thanks for the input. So did you remove or install the swing arm bearings this way. Sounds pretty simple. Mine is soaking is some wd 40. I capped the ends and filled it up with all soughts of good lubricants and sprays

Chuck

 

Yea this theroy of the socket and mallot thing works great. can take a while tho.

Do if for removing and reinstalling.
Just be carefull not to ruin the bairings

 

sorry, it was for both remove and install. i did use a piece of wood against the sleeve when starting them into the housing.

 

I just bought a good used SwingArm off ebay - 20 bucks. Problem solved.

 

Yup, The socket did the trick on one side. it's easier when you have one side missing a bearing. the other side has both bearings and will need to get one side out the hard way . I appreciate the feedback.