Bolt wont come out. HELP!

[KDX200Biker]

I have a 1996 KDX200. and i cant get the bolt out of the linkage where it bolts to the frame. I got the nut off and the bolt spins if i turn it from the other side but it wont come out. even when i hit it with a hammer and punch. I think the bolt has welded itself to the roller it goes into that spins on the berings? It just wont come out even tho it is loose and turns. any ideas to get it out??

 

[Durt Cycler]

Do you have the bike on a stand? Sometimes this has happened to me with my previous bikes and come to find out I had to put it on a stand have have someone hold the rear tire to where there was a gap in the linkage and the shock and the long bolt came right out.:silly:

 

[lilcr80]

dirt cycler had it right on, put it on a stand and get someone to compress the swingarm and it should come on out.Make sure you keep the bolt on the other side so you won't strip the the bolt. Also use plenty off grease and try a back and forth hitting motion.

 

[KDX200Biker]

The bike is on a stand and the whole swingarm is off. every bolt is out of the linkage except this one

 

[MikeT]

Sounds like you need a bigger hammer. ;) JK