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techtalk:ref:tools142 [2020/06/16 15:19] – [1982-2003 Swingarm Bushing Removal / Installation] hippysmacktechtalk:ref:tools142 [2024/01/24 18:19] (current) – hippysmack
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 ====== IH Swingarm Thread Repair Tool ====== ====== IH Swingarm Thread Repair Tool ======
- +A wrecked right side bearing locknut 47515-52 [52 to E74] with a fitting welded into it. \\ Slots were cut into the threads and it is used to chase / repair the threads in the swingarm. ((IronMick of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/141422-tools-to-lend-out-to-forum-members?t=1532528))
-A wrecked right side bearing locknut 47515-52 [52 to E74] with a fitting welded into it. \\ Slots were cut into the threads and it is used to chase / repair the threads in the swingarm. ((IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1532528))+
  
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-|  Swingarm thread repair tool ((photos by IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1532528))  ||+|  Swingarm thread repair tool ((photos by IronMick of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/141422-tools-to-lend-out-to-forum-members?t=1532528))  ||
  
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-|  Swingarm thread repair tool ((photos by IronMick of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1532528))  ||+|  Swingarm thread repair tool ((photos by IronMick of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/141422-tools-to-lend-out-to-forum-members?t=1532528))  ||
  
 ====== 1993-2003 Pivot Bolt Wrench Sizes ====== ====== 1993-2003 Pivot Bolt Wrench Sizes ======
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 To remove the pivot bolt, remove the pivot bolt screw and turn the bolt a few turns to loosen it up. \\ To remove the pivot bolt, remove the pivot bolt screw and turn the bolt a few turns to loosen it up. \\
 Put the pivot bolt screw back in a few turns and whack it with a hammer to initially drive it toward the right side. \\ Put the pivot bolt screw back in a few turns and whack it with a hammer to initially drive it toward the right side. \\
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 Use a socket or a flat piece of metal as a backing plate for installing / removing the bushing if the races are installed. \\ Use a socket or a flat piece of metal as a backing plate for installing / removing the bushing if the races are installed. \\
  
-{{:techtalk:ref:tools:swingarm_bearing_press_by_bykrdan.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by bykrdan of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=185355&page=2)) \\+{{:techtalk:ref:tools:swingarm_bearing_press_by_bykrdan.jpg?direct&300|}} ((photo by bykrdan of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/47932-steering-head-swingarm-bearings-and-races/page2?t=185355&page=2)) \\
  
 ==== Removal ==== ==== Removal ====
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 This method uses the lockring inside the pivot to push / pull against for pressing the bushing out and back in. \\ This method uses the lockring inside the pivot to push / pull against for pressing the bushing out and back in. \\
 If the races are installed, simply use the outside pivot surface instead. The process is the same whichever bracing you use. \\ If the races are installed, simply use the outside pivot surface instead. The process is the same whichever bracing you use. \\
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 ==== Installation ==== ==== Installation ====
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 Clean the pivot bore and the new bushing with solvent, acetone, brake cleaner etc. \\ Clean the pivot bore and the new bushing with solvent, acetone, brake cleaner etc. \\
 It has to install dry with no grease in the bore on the bushing. \\ It has to install dry with no grease in the bore on the bushing. \\
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 ===== Swingarm Races ===== ===== Swingarm Races =====
  
 ==== Removal ==== ==== Removal ====
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 A slide hammer can be used to remove the outer races. \\ A slide hammer can be used to remove the outer races. \\
 You just need to make a sleeve to protect the pivot bushing when removing the inner race. \\ You just need to make a sleeve to protect the pivot bushing when removing the inner race. \\
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 ==== Installation ==== ==== Installation ====
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 **The race has got to be straight before a regime of pounding or pressing to install it**. \\ **The race has got to be straight before a regime of pounding or pressing to install it**. \\
 By far, the easiest way to start the race straight into the bore is to use a wood block or soft flat metal like aluminum to smack the race in straight. \\ By far, the easiest way to start the race straight into the bore is to use a wood block or soft flat metal like aluminum to smack the race in straight. \\
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 |  Using a threaded 3/8" threaded rod and socket press. \\ Both races can be pulled home with sockets on the races due to the lock ring in the middle. ((photos by Hippysmack))  ||| |  Using a threaded 3/8" threaded rod and socket press. \\ Both races can be pulled home with sockets on the races due to the lock ring in the middle. ((photos by Hippysmack))  |||
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 +===== Bearing Lockring  =====
 +==== Removal ====
 +**Caution**: Use eye protection as the lockring may pop out on you. \\ 
 +**There is no reason to replace this ring unless it's damaged or rusted to the point it will hinder proper bearing race installation**. \\
 +The races butt up against this ring on both sides and that determines distance apart from each other thus how far the inner bearing race sticks out the end. \\
 +So the races have to be installed correctly. \\
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 +The ring can be used for both internal and external applications. However, the tool for these rings only works on external applications. \\
 +It pushes each end outward to expand the ring to remove it from shafts and the like. \\
 +There are no known pliers to compress the ring due to it having no holes or slots for pliers. \\
 +So it will need to be pried out with screwdrivers in a circle pattern to get the ring out of the groove in the pivot. \\
 +Once the ring is completely out of the groove, you can push it out of the pivot with a socket sized smaller than the pivot and near the same size as the ring. \\
 +Or it may just pop out on it's own. ((photos by Hippysmack)) \\
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 +==== Installation ====
 +The ring needs to be installed with a tapered sleeve so you can set it in one side and knock it into the bore while the sleeve taper narrows the ID of the ring. \\
 +But without having that tool, a socket was bolted up into the bearing bore sitting on top of the open end of the ring to keep it from popping out. \\
 +Then the other side of the ring was carefully knocked into the bore with a wooden dowel and a hammer. \\
 +Once the ring was fully in the bore, the socket was used to push the ring down so it snapped into the groove. ((photos by Hippysmack)) \\
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