CBBaron Posted September 15, 2019 Report Share Posted September 15, 2019 So it looks like the chain adjuster in my DRZ400SM is seized. I'm not having any luck getting it loose. I'm probably going to need the bolt cut off, drilled out and retapped. Anybody know a shop that could do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mello dude Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, CBBaron said: So it looks like the chain adjuster in my DRZ400SM is seized. I'm not having any luck getting it loose. I'm probably going to need the bolt cut off, drilled out and retapped. Anybody know a shop that could do this? Making a guess,, dunno what it looks like.... but loosen axle and maybe pull off rear wheel, pull off and shit can the siezed adjustor, install a new one? (how hard could it be?) https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/suzuki/motorcycle/2016/dr-z400sml6/rear-wheel Edited September 16, 2019 by mello dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, mello dude said: Making a guess,, dunno what it looks like.... but loosen axle and maybe pull off rear wheel, pull off and shit can the siezed adjustor, install a new one? (how hard could it be?) https://www.partzilla.com/catalog/suzuki/motorcycle/2016/dr-z400sml6/rear-wheel If only it were that simple. The bolt seen in the picture below will not turn in the swing arm. The only replacement would be the entire swingarm. Partzilla says thats about $1000. I hoping for a less drastic solution. Edited September 16, 2019 by CBBaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Did you try taking the wheel off and getting a socket on there instead of a wrench (may be too late for that looking at the nut, also cant tell if theres enough room to get a socket on there). I'm assuming you've tried something like PBBlaster and heat. Could worst comes to worst tack a socket onto that nut and let er rip. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Cut off the end add a new lock nut and a long threaded coupler for adjustment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Wheel off and all the other stuff in the area, socket as mentioned above but heat the area around where the bolt goes in. Don't need to get it red hot, and you shouldn't. But a decent amount of heat from a hand held blow torch should get it to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted September 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 So I'm hearing I need heat. Yea, I mangled the head pretty bad with a box end wrench aleady. Probably can get a socket with extension on the nut. I think I need to tack weld the nut first as it still moves on the bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, CBBaron said: So I'm hearing I need heat. Yea, I mangled the head pretty bad with a box end wrench aleady. Probably can get a socket with extension on the nut. I think I need to tack weld the nut first as it still moves on the bolt. Or hammer on a slightly smaller sized socket. You probably wont get that socket back though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 bike's totaled time to part it out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted September 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 Got the bolt out of the swingarm last night. Picked up a bolt extractor from Lowes on the way home. That and soaking in PB Blaster overnight seemed to do the trick. I found the weep hole in the swing arm and was able to hit the back side of the threads with PB Blaster. Waiting on replacement parts then will install with anti-seize 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mello dude Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 5 hours ago, CBBaron said: Got the bolt out of the swingarm last night. Picked up a bolt extractor from Lowes on the way home. That and soaking in PB Blaster overnight seemed to do the trick. I found the weep hole in the swing arm and was able to hit the back side of the threads with PB Blaster. Waiting on replacement parts then will install with anti-seize Yay! Love that PB Blaster super shit, made in Cleveland.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTheAzn Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, mello dude said: Yay! Love that PB Blaster super shit, made in Cleveland.. If you work on the things you drive in the state of Ohio, this is a must have in the garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) Just a thought.. you may want to take a thread chaser to the swingarm, just to be safe. If you do not have a thread chaser, then you can use a tap, but turn it by hand and only with some thin oil. Then blow out the threaded aluminum with compressed air. Edited September 17, 2019 by Pauly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 I have a full set of that in metric of you want to swing by at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 1:19 PM, Pauly said: Just a thought.. you may want to take a thread chaser to the swingarm, just to be safe. If you do not have a thread chaser, then you can use a tap, but turn it by hand and only with some thin oil. Then blow out the threaded aluminum with compressed air. Well I already ran a tap through it after I got the bolt out. Hopefully that didn't screw up the threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted September 18, 2019 Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 23 minutes ago, CBBaron said: Well I already ran a tap through it after I got the bolt out. Hopefully that didn't screw up the threads. If you used the right tap, you should be golden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBBaron Posted September 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Pauly said: If you used the right tap, you should be golden. 99% sure I did. FedEx says my package arrived at home. Should find out tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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