swing arm pivot - finally out

wheelybin

wheelybin

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Well, I spent a good 6 hours today getting the swing arm pivot out on my S4. Once I discovered the "cotter pins" and removed them thanks to a search in DUN, the pivot started to drift out. Then the 16mm socket I was using to drift the shaft out got bruised and refused to push the shaft out of the far side of the engine casing and did not want to come out the way it went in. After much umming and arring, I drifted the socket back out (bute force worked best) - despite much scoring of the swing arm bearing area. I then used a new drift and knocked it all the way through. phew. Am now too knac$erd to pull the engine out. A job for the weekend I think, then I can strip it and replace the timing belt shaft bearings.
Thank f£$% I dont have to do this for a living. I think I deserve a :beer:
 
Should of called me, I'm sitting here twiddling thumbs and spending to much time on the net buying bike gear that I don't really need.:ohwell:
I won't be available after Sunday as I'm off to my winter hideaway in South West France(house sitting) be back in the early spring:wave:
 
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erimalbeidroeg said:
Should of called me, I'm sitting here twiddling thumbs and spending to much time on the net buying bike gear that I don't really need.:ohwell:
I won't be available after Sunday as I'm off to my winter hideaway in South West France(house sitting) be back in the early spring:wave:
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You will miss the snow forecast for Monday!
 
erimalbeidroeg said:
Should of called me, I'm sitting here twiddling thumbs and spending to much time on the net buying bike gear that I don't really need.:ohwell:
I won't be available after Sunday as I'm off to my winter hideaway in South West France(house sitting) be back in the early spring:wave:
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i think there would have been too much swearing, but thanks for the offer. hope to drop the engine, not literaly hopefully, this weekend. enjoy your winter:beer:
 
BruceCampbell said:
Duncan, "house sitting" Southern France, you lucky lucky chap!!!:eek:
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My wife and I do it every winter for friends who have a complex of 5 gites, they go off either touring in there camper van or around the Med in there boat.
 
do they need a family of 4 to book one of the gites for a fortnight in the summer school hols? Assuming they are child friendly?
 
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