hiya, i have a 2003 montesa 250 and i have taken the swinging arm off to find the bearings are nakerd, there is what looks like a triangle which connects the suspension, swinging arm and the fame together, the bearings in the swinmging arm have corroded in and i cannot get them out, i have tried penetrating oil.

has anybody got any solutions???

cheers Grant

you need to heat them up, and drift them out, the bearing in the suspension heat up the outer , put the new bearing on a bolt and useing a socket as a spacer on the other side you can ( the bolt goes through the socket as well) pull in the new bearing which pushes out the old one which come out inside the socket

Edited July 24, 200521 yr by gazer

ok ill give that a bash, will it not ruin the new bearng???

Grant

Dear Grant,

The same bearing, in the same year make and model, I have changed!

You can buy a Sherco bearing puller that may work on monty's.

But, In my case I used a 12 metric sockit on a extension and beat the little booger out! She is a easy one to freeze up, so be aware to keep her lubed!

(only mont in the state of Indiana, hillbilly sam)