Poxy swing-arm pivot bolt

On the TS250 project.

Seized solid, when I tried to remove it last weekend.

The last one I had that was seized had to be cut out in the end.

However, I've soaked it in Plus-Gas and left it for a week, and blimey,
with a 22mm ring spanner on it, I can turn it a bit this way and that
now. So I've soaked it again, and I'll keep soaking it, and I'll have
another crack at it the weekend after next.

I'm hoping that with a blowlamp to apply lots of heat, I can get the
bastard thing out. It's the only thing that's stopping me getting the
frame off to the painter. I'm now looking at a completely bare frame but
one that's still got the front and back end suspension att5ached. The
forks and yokes and bars can be removed in one unit, and I want to do
the same with the rear wheel, shocks and swinging arm.

Encouragingly, there doesn't appear to have been any butchery either of
the frame or of the wiring loom (though I have a NOS loom in the growing
pile of boxes marked "TS250".

 

That's clever - I'd like to watch that.

 

Well, you know what I mean. Two lumps, then, you pedant. And if the
brake cable reamins connected, then it's technically one

 

You'd need a very, very powerful one for this.

 

There will be a succession of weekends with a few mm extra play in the
thread. Prace bets, will TS250 be finished before or after house move?

 

Nice escape.

 

<Doffs hat>

 

I had an XS 400 (engine still in the frame) on a fucking press and still
couldn't get the swing arm pivot bolt out.

This one:
http://www.sweller.dynalias.org/xs400/index.html
You may recognise the tank...

 

Heh. I saw one on eBay today, advertised as having had a brand new
petrol tank a couple of years ago, and wondered if that was one of
mine....

 

What was the reg?

 

It was a red one, so not yours.

 

Wotcha.

Don't talk to me about seized spindles.
Went to get three new tyres on the Ford trike. When it came to getting the
front spindle out the fun and games started. Even using the monster rattle
gun belonging to the tyre place - and hitting t'other end "wiv a big ammer"
it didn't so much as squeak. Right - new three quarter drive 32mm socket -
a six foot bar - a set of 36" Stiltons and a 28lb sledgehammer. No way.
All I managed to do was get the right hand wheel spacer to rotate on the
spindle. Time for some serious heat. Removed the brake calliper and set
about the spindle using a rather large "Bullfinch" gas blow torch. Even
with the long bar and the big hammer, the thing still didn't move. It's now
sat in the garage with the two link arms from the forks removed - courtesy
of a thin cutting disk in the angle grinder. There's a two legged puller
trying to get the one link off the spindle, with no success may I add. I'm
going to have to find an engineering shop with large hydraulic press
capacity, and may possibly have to remake a few parts should the press
option fail. What makes this even more fun is the fact that the automatic
trike is the only vehicle I can use since the accident. I can't sit in a
normal car, so getting the front end to a place where it can be worked on
will prove interesting to say the least. Yes, this 'ere accident injury is
really starting to piss me off now.

 

Jeez. Hope it all works out, Wolfie.

<Pause>

And if it doesn't, can I have your Beeza 350 single?

 

Wotcha.

NO . . . . it ain't the 350 you want, it's the 540. ;-)
The 350 is the one I had the accident on -->
http://www.lonewolf.me.uk/LWME30BOBBER.htm
as you can see, it's a tad bent, whereas the other one is the pretty one-->
http://www.moonshiners.org.uk/LWMEimages/weekend2009/2009week39.htm

One way or the other, I will get back on the bike . . . .or that's my plan
anyway.

 

Oh yes, that's the beastie. That kust looks so cute.

 

You've decided to get another container for the bikes?

 

On a similar theme, too late I learned about Guzzi front engine
mounting bolts and the need to free them regularly. As it ain't broke,
I'm leaving well alone.

 

Oh, God, yes. I managed to remove mine and re-grease it before it was
too late.

 

It's become part of the oil change ritual - undo the nut, turn the bolt
and redo.

It also helps the "pocket" the bolt runs in is stuffed with waxoyl.

I have a couple of front ends with cut-off bolts cluttering up the lockup
- I've acquired them over time with the intention of having the bolt
removed and sleeving the hole and selling on or using. Just haven't got
round to it.

 

Tapping the odd grease nipple works nicely too.