Hi I am having problems with my newly purchased 2001 st110 abs. I also own a 95 version and haven't had these problems !
trying to remove rear wheel the caliper stopper pin was nice and easy to get started but when almost fully unscrewed is just turning in the swing arm boss and apparently is stuck/ stripped on the last thread or two. I tried gentle and then not so gentle hammering from the other side using a drift but is is definitely caught on something. the caliper can be moved slightly on the pin and the wheel spindle has been slackened. I have seen pictures of the bolt on here so I know that with half an inch of thread exposed it must be nearly out. Any ideas what to do. Worst case I am going to have to drop the swing arm but I hope I can avoid this and will have to take the disc off to get the wheel out since I can't get the caliper off the pin. not an enticing prospect.
the .other problem i am having is separating the stock muffler from the collector box. All bolts and clamps are off, I have partially bent back the ears on the the collector side, tried a pipe wrench to rotate rather than pull and it seems really solid. Have drenched the joint in penetrating oil and acf 50 so will have another go after a nights soak.
Not a good start with my new bike which incidentally has only got 16k miles on it and looks as if it has been mainly summer use.
All and any advice appreciated - this is not how today was supposed to go !
cheers
David
trying to remove rear wheel the caliper stopper pin was nice and easy to get started but when almost fully unscrewed is just turning in the swing arm boss and apparently is stuck/ stripped on the last thread or two. I tried gentle and then not so gentle hammering from the other side using a drift but is is definitely caught on something. the caliper can be moved slightly on the pin and the wheel spindle has been slackened. I have seen pictures of the bolt on here so I know that with half an inch of thread exposed it must be nearly out. Any ideas what to do. Worst case I am going to have to drop the swing arm but I hope I can avoid this and will have to take the disc off to get the wheel out since I can't get the caliper off the pin. not an enticing prospect.
the .other problem i am having is separating the stock muffler from the collector box. All bolts and clamps are off, I have partially bent back the ears on the the collector side, tried a pipe wrench to rotate rather than pull and it seems really solid. Have drenched the joint in penetrating oil and acf 50 so will have another go after a nights soak.
Not a good start with my new bike which incidentally has only got 16k miles on it and looks as if it has been mainly summer use.
All and any advice appreciated - this is not how today was supposed to go !
cheers
David