Any tips and tricks or tools I'll need will be helpfull. It doesn't look very easy. Anyone have experience replacing the swing arm?

 

its very easy the hardes't part is getting at the top shock mount bolt, its easer if you take out the air box.

 

well wen my swingarm broke i took mine off, the toughest part was gettin the shock resivoir out, it would probably be easy if you had no airbox but its possible to do it with the airbox on, but it is a pain in the a$$, also you may wanna check your top shock bolt to see if its bent, i know mine was

 

I forgot about the rez, and my upper shock bolt was bent too.

 

I didn't think it was that much of a PITA, really, not bad

 

there's no need for removing the top shock bolt or the rezzy, what's up?
remove the left wheel hub, just leave the tire on it - nut is torqued to 180ft.lbs. so use a pipe on a breaker bar with the bike in gear while somebody holds the rear brake. now remove brake caliper, loosen the chain, remove the axle. now you can get to the lower shock bolt since the sprockets out of the way.
then pull the pivot bolt and its off.
when installing new swingarm - slide the o-ring pivot seals on over the bushings, install and torque, then slip the o-rings down into their bevels.
biggest tip I can give is just have the right metric sockets, and 3/4" drive really makes it easier.

 

KmDuner

If the swingarm is damaged and for sale, let me know. I'm out of town till monday. Quading in the Utah mountains is the way to go around this time of year.

 

make sure if you don't take off the rear shock the quad is secure, mine fell off my stand and the bolt on the shock came loose and let all my shock oil out.[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img]

 

well hightower, i thought about doing that and then realized, i'm by myself, i woulda had to wait like 4 hrs before some1 came home so i just spent the extra 20mins and just took the top shock bolt and rezzy off