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« on: May 05, 2010, 01:58:14 PM » |
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Has anyone ever had their swing arm bump on their muffler hangers when they were trying to drop the swing arm enough to remove the wheel?
I assume the swing arm is supposed to clear the muffler hangers and the nuts. Mine didn't. I had to get it past. That was a new wrinkle in getting the wheel off that I had not done before.
There is no side to side motion in my swing arm (and shouldn't be). So I think the swing arm is fine. It looks like the muffler hangers are bent in on both sides. Has that happened to anyone else before?
1998 Tourer, stock pipes.
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« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2010, 02:08:11 PM » |
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mine would do that too...that is why i converted to lifting the wheel high enough to clear the axle over the mufflers. There have been a couple of recent posts about it.
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« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2010, 02:11:44 PM » |
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I loosen the two nuts on the mufflers and jam a screwdriver in there to force the studs out of the way.
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« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2010, 04:04:37 PM » |
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I've been removing the nuts and prying the exhaust out with a large screwdriver, enough to get a piece of 3/4 plywood between the muffler and mount. I always worry about the strain on the header bolts. I've had no problems with that but the mounting plates do get bent in a bit.
Maybe that's what happened to yours.
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« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2010, 05:24:11 PM » |
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Had the same problem, think the brackets have bent.
I placed some spacer washers between the bracket and the frame to move the whole lot away from the swingarm. If you try to bend the bracket it cracks the coating on the bracket.
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Big IV
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« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2010, 06:00:05 PM » |
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and we used a screw driver/pry bar to wiggle it wider while I pulled the wheel down. I think we're going to take the porta-power and push it back open before I put the wheel back and get a little more wiggle room. I can correct the hanger, but I would like to know why is it shifting? I don't think I've dropped it on a curve on both sides and forgot about it...pretty sure.
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« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2010, 07:11:56 PM » |
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I don't know how you did it before but, its normal procedure to remove the acorn nuts and spring the mufflers out just enough (about 1/2") for the swing arm to clear the studs. I would say your muffler hangers have not been bent. Just my 2 cents.  |
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« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2010, 07:14:25 PM » |
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My Valk has always been that way. I use a floor jack to support the rear wheel while I remove the shocks. Then I jack up the rear wheel till I can pull the axle out above the pipes. Then let the wheel down and roll it out from under the fender. I used to remove the hangers but decided it was easier this way.
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Big IV
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« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2010, 03:30:43 AM » |
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I'd changed the wheels many times without the swing arm touching those nuts in the past.
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« Reply #9 on: May 06, 2010, 04:05:34 AM » |
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I'd changed the wheels many times without the swing arm touching those nuts in the past.
Now that's strange. I've got no idea what could cause a change like that. |
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« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2010, 05:48:17 AM » |
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I always had to remove the nuts and wedge a piece of wood in between the muffler and bracket. I also have a nice big scratch across my swingarm where it hits the ends of the studs during this process.
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« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2010, 09:06:17 AM » |
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Maybe it was broke before and now it's fixed! It is normal to have to remove the nuts and pry the pipe back until the studs are flush with the frame. I work on 3 different valks regularly and they are all the same. I have some wood wedges I slip in there to hold the pipes out far enough for the studs to clear. Never seen one where you could drop the swingarm without removing the acorns. Honda Service manual tells you to completely remove the pipes, but a little prying is all you need...
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