samw Posted March 7, 2016 Report Share Posted March 7, 2016 Just a word of warning. When I first tried to take the front axle out after 9 months of ownership it had seized in the fork slider. (The slider with no pinch bolt). I had to drill it out. Worth taking out to grease now and then. I imagine the new shercos are the same. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshock250 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Any new bike needs a bit of pre-emptive maintenance. An hour or two with the tools & grease/copperslip/Loctite can prevent major headaches later. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanman1950 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Hi....I take axle out after every trial to lube and check pads for wear at same time hence no such problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftp Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 Cheers for the heads up - I will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted March 19, 2016 Report Share Posted March 19, 2016 I would have tried a mix of hot water and a freeze spray before resorting to drilling. Dropping the stanchions out of the yokes and removing the mudguard stay usually enables stuck axles to be removed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spen Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 The Buell models with the fuel in frame and oil in swinging arm were bad for this, they left the factory without a hint of grease on the rear spindle. When it was time for the spindle to be removed they were invariably seized in. Some owners and indeed 'factory trained mechanics', in the words of Bob Dylan in 'Tangled up in blue', used 'a little too much force' and the result was the oil tank/swinging arm was damaged and required a new one costing a ridiculous amount of money. The steel spindle had reacted against the alloy swinging arm and had welded themselves together. Had somebody slopped about 3p worth of copper grease on at the factory, this would have saved a lot of grief and expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samw Posted March 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2016 The axle and fork leg are both aluminium. Heating / cooling doesn't help I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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