November 28, 20178 yr on my brothers ice hell we was checking over all the bolts etc and noticed the swingarm allen head bolt on the left is just spinning and doesn't get any tighter. the right hand side is tight. is there a nut you cant see behind the tank or somewhere to hold whilst you tighten it? thanks
November 28, 20178 yr Yep, there is a nut, sort of... The crankcase has threaded sleeves on both sides. That's were the bolt should go (through the aluminum triangle that holds the suspension rocker). If you have the parts book (available on Vertigo site): page 17, part number 15. Could be that the sleeve was forced out the crankcase by the loose bolt?
November 28, 20178 yr Author 12 minutes ago, tcrhino said: Yep, there is a nut, sort of... The crankcase has threaded sleeves on both sides. That's were the bolt should go (through the aluminum triangle that holds the suspension rocker). If you have the parts book (available on Vertigo site): page 17, part number 15. Could be that the sleeve was forced out the crankcase by the loose bolt? what needs removing to get access to the sleeve at the back mate?
November 28, 20178 yr Hi Dan, the bike must be a 2016 model, later bikes have the steel sleeve drilled and pinned with a 3mm roll pin. With the rear wheel out, you should be able to gain access to the crankcase housing part, where the sleeve resides, to carefully drill into the aluminium and stop drilling when you reach the steel sleeve, mark the depth with tape on the drill bit. We have used an M5 grub screw to lock in the sleeve for a similar job, use a 4.2 diameter drill bit for this, then tap the hole to M5, again, mark the depth on the final plug tap. You need to bear in maind that you need space to turn the tap wrench, a Tee wrench works well here. You may be able to get a pair of pliers on the sleeve end, which is worth a try first though there is little there to get a hold of. The red anodised sleeve under the swinging arm bolt is a close fit into the frame, they need to be removed if you want to take the motor out, they have a large internal thread to help removal, think it is M20 x 2 but would need to confirm. Bye, Peter B.
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