hey everyone
i am taking my engine off right now...and i need to know how to get the swing arm bolt out????

please help....

also is there anything else i need to know before i take the engine off?? some advice?
thanx

 

anyone?

 

what kind of quad? on my 250r i had to cut it off and replace what ever i destroyed. air impact and air hammer are the tools of choice but i had neither. they get stuck real good if not maintained properly. if its stuck real bad its probably time for new bearings or helm bushings. good luck this job can be very troublesome. when you do get it off put grease zerks on it. helm enterprises(in the back of dirt wheels) gives directions on how to install grease zerks.

 

my bad everyone

my quad is a 2000 400ex

i have all the engine mount bolts off.
all i need is the swing arm bolt, that goes through the swing arm and engine mount bolt.

do i unscrew it out or tap it out?/
thanx

 

the bolt has lond smooth shaft with threads on last inch and half or so. unscrew nut then tap out.

 

wel i did my share of tapping today

so i took it to a mechcanic next door and he said he will heatit and get it out for me

i guess from the heat and grim. it is stuck pretty good
thanx

 

when I took mine apart i used a punch and a big hammer and it came fairly easy. when i put it back together i put a bunch of neverseize on it incase i have to do it again.

 

my neighbor just told me that the bolt was broke in half. i guess the thing has been broken for a while. i had no clue.

he has got one side of the bolt out and is stil on the other side.

are these things common?? broken swing arm bolts?

 

I dont know if its that common for them to break but Baldwin Motorsports makes a chromoly bolt thats supposed to be stronger. I put one in mine even though my original was still good.
Try Baldwinmotorsports.com