Re: Radius arm bearings
This may be a bit late for boilerman, but don't I remember reading a thread about this on the forum where some bright spark welded a nut onto the head of the spindle bolt? Was it you, BD? The idea being that you then wind a the centre bolt of a puller into the nut and use it to wind the bolt out?
If they're so far gone (as BD's experiences) then this still isn't going to lead to much joy, but as an assistance/future preventative measure it makes a lot of sense.
Other things I made a Mental Note to Self of when I did mine:
1. The rubber 'seats' that the outer ends of the bearing sets sit in are in effect seals between the subframe and the swingarm. This is a bit of a dodgy arrangement. It's also exactly where BD is saying to run the slitting disc (I think!), which isn't going to do wonders for the surfaces that the newly fitted seals will press against.
2. Courtesy of a fairly sizeable drain hole in the bottom of each swingarm, the internals of the bearing are in any case exposed to the elements to some extent. I think it's not so much a drain hole, more the point at which the core for the swingarm casting is supported when they are made. The plastic spacer tube between the bearings is the only guard against any road salt etc that gets inside the arms. When I cleaned mine up, I bought some 1 1/4" plastic tube bungs to plug the holes, which fit perfectly.
