beansbaxter
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posted July 04, 2005 03:22 PM
Anyone have a swingarm socket...
Kawi service manual shows a special tool to remove the swingarm, 57001-1370 WRENCH, anyone have this that I can borrow? I'll pay shipping both ways...let me know.
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redelk

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posted July 04, 2005 07:49 PM
If I remember correctly, during my swingarm swap, I just took a Craftsman 25mm socket and notched it out to where it had two tabs that fit. I think the other side takes an allen wrench/T handle/socket.
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osti33

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posted July 04, 2005 07:53 PM
Take a punch and a hammer and just tap it out. That's how I do it.
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posted July 05, 2005 04:58 AM
I used a punch to loosen it, and a 22mm hex, this will work if you are careful.
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beansbaxter
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posted July 05, 2005 06:50 AM
Ozzy let me borrow a huge allen wrench that works on his 1st gen 12, but mine is a 2nd gen and for some reason Kawi changed it. It is bigger and has 4 grooved crosshair notches on the outside as well...
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redelk

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posted July 05, 2005 11:54 AM
Please refer to the first sentence of my previous post.
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osti33

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posted July 05, 2005 01:00 PM
Edited By: osti33 on 5 Jul 2005 19:11
Mine is an 02 as well. Punch and Hammer to get the ring off. Then remove with the allen wrench. Done deal.
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dougmeyer

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posted July 05, 2005 05:12 PM
Find a traditional 13/16" spark plug socket. These sockets usually have an external hex on the top end . Turn it around and insert the extension from the inside ("wrong" end) and you'll probably find that the hex will fit your swing arm pivot bushings. Apply torque.
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mlb
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posted July 09, 2005 09:49 AM
Dumb question I know but how on earth did you even think to us the wrong end of a spark plug wrench for that LOL I've used some interesting impromptu tools before but wow.
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posted July 10, 2005 07:13 PM
Experience, Grasshopper, experience
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mlb
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posted July 11, 2005 04:14 PM
After being there witnessing (and helping a little bit) with probably the fastest motor swap in history at the last prostar event last year you definately have my respect...teach me oh great one
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posted July 11, 2005 07:25 PM
mlb where were you at? did we meet? I was right there, and I was filming with Rickey G's camera for a while.
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mlb
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posted July 12, 2005 12:03 PM
I was all over the place that day. I was there with a couple friends, if you were filming you might have caught me around the front of the bike. As for meeting I think we met this year briefly at Myltle Beach bike week I was there with 8sec1000 from psycho bike. Remember the incident at broken spoke We probably wouldn't have spoke though at GVille... I was hanging out with Larry McBride quite a bit that day since he lives around us and we're at his shop on a regular basis. Besides I was realativly new to the sceen then and was just soaking in everything.
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