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DaveH World Chat Champion
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Posted: 18:17 - 26 May 2007 Post subject: GPZ500s, removing swing arm linkage and centre stand... |
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Hi,
Am trying to remove the swingarm rocker arm, and the manual says that it can be done with the bike on the centre stand, but I cannot get access to the fore most bolt with a socket with the centre stand in place.
How can I support the bike, with the shock, and linkage, and the centre stand removed? The rear wheel is also off as it was getting a new tyre put on, but was thinking that it would be easier working with it removed anyway.
Its in a hut so no places strong enough to tie a rope and suspend the weight of the bike from the roof.
Cheers
Dave ____________________ https://www.timhastingsracing.co.uk/
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Kwaks I'm not a fast rider
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Posted: 18:28 - 26 May 2007 Post subject: |
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Car jack with blocks of wood to spread the weight? ____________________ Fallen Angel "Nae sniffing my seat now!!!!! "
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Posted: 20:37 - 26 May 2007 Post subject: |
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Cheers for the help guys, had been trying to dead lift the bike onto supports, but had to stand too near the back to allow easy placement of the supports. Well that was once I managed to pick it up off its belly...
Its was Mr Everready's pic that provided the inspiration to just lever it up there by placing one end of the support; an old gpz900 fork leg...(old gpzs never die, they just help other ones.) and using my trolley jack pole to provide the extra length and lift the bike up and shove the car ramp in place
Not sure if the shock is knackered now as taking the back wheel off show a lot of play in the rocker arm at the shock mounting point and the frame. now that I have the rocker arm off, the thing was locked solid!!
Have got one from an 900 and they move fairly freely, its thinner than the 500 one, so am hoping to use it and pack the difference out with washers...or is that stupid?
Only problem is that the 500 shock wont fit the 900 rocker as the 500 shock mount is thinner.
Going to give the 900 shock a shot, but may need to do some work on the top shock mount.....unless I can get a servicable 500 rocker of ebay...
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stinkwheel Bovine Proctologist
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Posted: 23:38 - 26 May 2007 Post subject: |
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Odd. I've taken mine out several times with the bike on the stand. You must be doing it wrong. I even did it in at the side of the road once because my chain had snapped and I could only find an endless one.
Can't tell you exactly how because it's been several years since I did so but you can DEFINATELY take the swingarm and unitrak out with the bike on the mainstand. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Posted: 00:03 - 27 May 2007 Post subject: |
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I recall requiring a long extension socket for the top one and two ring spanners for most of the rest.
You definately don't need to remove the one that holds the dogbones to the swingarm, I have a GPZ swingarm downstairs which was removed with the stand in place and the dogbones are still attached (frame went in a skip with the stand still on it).
I remember you had to take out some of the pins which allowed you to drop the swingarm to rest on the ground then rotate the casting into a more manageable position. Can't be all that hard, it wasn't something that had me scratching my head.
I think you might have needed to rotate the belly pan brackets forwards not really sure, it was a while ago. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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Posted: 06:46 - 27 May 2007 Post subject: |
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Hi
Try cleaning up the existing bushes once you have hammered them out. Lengths of the linkage bit is rather important.
Problem I had taking the linkage out is the bolt that attaches the linkage to the frame is blocked by the centre stand when it is down. You could undo it with a spanner but no hope of removing it. I tried and had to go back and stick it up on axle stands. Rest of the linkage comes out OK, same for the rear shock.
All the best
Keith ____________________ Traxpics, track day and racing photographs - Bimota Forum - Bike performance / thrust graphs for choosing gearing |
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Posted: 20:04 - 27 May 2007 Post subject: |
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All back together, used a temporary bush made from my 'bottelneck'...there goes the slide guitar career. Not ideal, but will tide me over until the shop can order me a new one. Still to test ride to see if it the shock or the linkages that were seized, but need to re-rig my loobman.
Anyway took a couple of photos of the offending bolt:
Forgot to take one showing poor access with centre stand down. ____________________ https://www.timhastingsracing.co.uk/
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 16 years, 331 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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