heavyp
Retro Guru
The story so far that i have posted on numerous forums.
I bought a second hand intense m1 and its obviously old but the owner said he replaced the bearings a few times, this is fair comment as the swing arm moves as if it was brand new but im wanting to respray this bike and for the life of me i can not get the bolt undone on the main pivot where chain stay meets the main frame.
Ive snapped an allen key, I have left wd40 on if for ages I not sure what else to try ?
Ive used heat before many moons ago but have heard its bad for the metal since so i dont want anything to do with it
Turns out i didnt see the set screw as there was still mud and dirt covering it.
but
Have managed to get the small locking screw out and the main bolt started to turn , only about half a turn but then went tight so i left it for a day to come back with fresh veiw of things.
Have the locking screw out and with the aid of WD have managed to get the bolt undone from the threaded bit but it doesn't seem to want to come through the centre, even though it turns freely by hand.
This is really really annoying as i need to get this frame to the soda blaster and the spray painter
HELP?
I bought a second hand intense m1 and its obviously old but the owner said he replaced the bearings a few times, this is fair comment as the swing arm moves as if it was brand new but im wanting to respray this bike and for the life of me i can not get the bolt undone on the main pivot where chain stay meets the main frame.
Ive snapped an allen key, I have left wd40 on if for ages I not sure what else to try ?
Ive used heat before many moons ago but have heard its bad for the metal since so i dont want anything to do with it
Turns out i didnt see the set screw as there was still mud and dirt covering it.
but
Have managed to get the small locking screw out and the main bolt started to turn , only about half a turn but then went tight so i left it for a day to come back with fresh veiw of things.
Have the locking screw out and with the aid of WD have managed to get the bolt undone from the threaded bit but it doesn't seem to want to come through the centre, even though it turns freely by hand.
This is really really annoying as i need to get this frame to the soda blaster and the spray painter
HELP?