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Coldwthrrider
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 04:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just want to send out a big public THANK YOU to Wyckedflesh for getting me up and rolling quickly. As you may have seen a while back, I neglected the service manual instructions to use anti-seize on the axle after changing tires and froze the axle in the swingarm. Wycked saw my post and offered to send me his used swingarm if I needed it. After hacking at it for many hours with various tools I could not get the stub out of there without damaging the swingarm beyond repair. I contacted Wycked and PayPal'd him a reasonable sum and he shipped off the swingarm immediately. Once I opened the box things went together smoothly (with plenty of antiseize ; ) ) and I was rolling. Now I can take the swingarm into a shop to drill out the stub and re-tap the threads properly. More importantly, I'm back on the road to enjoy the rest of our short riding season here in MN before the snow flies again.

Normally I wouldn't just send some stranger money over the internet and expect to see anything in return but because of the community and trust built by the BadWeb I didn't think twice about it. Thanks Wycked, thanks Blake, and thanks DaveS for supplying the rest of the parts I needed!
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Olinxb12r
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 05:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Wycked is a good guy for sure! We traded some stuff a couple weeks ago and he was very helpful and got my stuff to my right away! Question for you about the antiseize. Did you cover the entire axle? Even the threads? When I took off my rear tire I only covered the axle itself and left the threads and ends clean. I haven't put the bike back together yet, so if I need to it won't be a huge deal to put some on the threads. Thanks for the help!
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Tank_bueller
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 06:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I would think the threads is the main area you want to apply the anti-seize, as that seems to be where it binds up.

I would put just a light coating on the other end where the swingarm pinches it with the pinch bolt as well.

.02 cent

tank

(some good folks on this here site, indeed)

(Message edited by tank_bueller on July 26, 2005)
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Tsmith4378
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 06:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Mikel, is good people.
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Coldwthrrider
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 06:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Since the area that froze in place was the threads (see picture in link above) I covered both the male and female threads in lube. I also put a little on the big end near the pinch bolt. The axle went in surprisingly easy with the proper procedure!

One other thing I need to ask is, does anyone know what the thread size of the axle is? I need to see if I've got access to the right size tap. I forgot to measure it before putting it all together (I was as little excited to get back on the road).
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Hattori_hanzo
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 08:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yeah....Wyck's okey dokey by me....if we could just keep him from falling off his damn bike!
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 09:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

LOL : ).

Same props from here : ).
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Skyguy
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 10:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Put anti seize on the entire axel shaft!!! My front axel bonded to the carrier (sleeve between wheel bearings) due to riding all winter. It was so bad I had to pull off the front forks to get the wheel off without bending the forks. Funny but the threads were not seized at all.
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Cmm213
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 - 11:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

antiseize is everyones friend! I have been taking in so much info lately. When I finally get my XB I'll be ready for almost anything. I have been reading this site and posting for months now. Thanks for all the future help.
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Charlieboy6649
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 03:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Def GOOD people. Oh, and extrovert doesn't even begin to describe him! Just lovin' on ya man!
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Olinxb12r
Posted on Wednesday, July 27, 2005 - 10:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks for the help guys. I'll take my axle back off and put the stuff on the threads too.
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