Swing Arm Bolt?

[BraMas]

I'm having trouble removing the swing arm bolt on a 400ex. I have removed it a few times on another 400 ex I have so I know how to do it. The machine I'm having trouble with has a Lone Star Swing arm do these have some type of locking clip or anything on them. I don't see one but I did not put it in so I'm not sure.
I have beat on the bolt with a BFH and with a air hammer and it still will not come out. I can make it rotate in the hole it just wont come out.
Tim

[Foxhound013]

Its probably bent, thats what happened to mine, We tried an air hammer to, we tried rotating it out, nothing worked. We eventually tried rotating it with a wrench hooked up to the air compressor(not sure what its called lol) and beat on it with a railroad spike type thing, it came out after about a half hour, try lubing it up to. Good luck.

[hondaking52]

get a bigger BFH!, lube it and beat it bud, pretty sure the lsr's dont a have a circlip. all else fails cut it out....

[sc400ex_rider]

lay it on its side

[beck125]

ok, problem fix
1. spray the hell out of it all over, with pb blaster (autozone_
2. Turn it on its side
3. Get a punch and put it on the bolt and mine had a hole in it, and i beat it with a 30lb sledge
You might have to turn over to the other side and repeat.. it will come out with enough force and parts blaster : ) enjoy

[quad2xtreme]

The bolt is seized to the spacers. It will still spin but the spacer will not let it pound out.

I've cut two of them out. It is a pain. Do a search and you will find tons of info on this.

[400exc]

I hit on it for a while with a sledge too, then I ended up cutting off the head of the bolt and beating it out the other way. I had the same problem as you, but it worked once I punded it out the other way.

[81-Honda-04]

i sprayed mine with PB blaster for about 3 days.. then hit it with an air gun for 10minutes. then beat the heck out of it until the threds were gone in the nut.. but it came out.

[BraMas]

I ended up cutting it in half. The Sleeve/pivot bearing was completely welded to the bolt. This was not a fun job :mad:
Anyone know if when you put a Lonestar swing arm in if you reuse the stock sleeves/pivot bearings. I obviously ruined the one that was on the machine and I want to know if I can just order a stock one

[hondaking52]

usually never is...lol, take it out once a year and grease it up

[BraMas]

Originally posted by hondaking52
usually never is...lol, take it out once a year and grease it up
I thought about putting a zerk fitting on it

[hondaking52]

ya, theres an aftermarket one out there somewhere i think that has a zerk on it, if you have the machines to mill it i'd giver