Reply To: Swingarm Removal?
Use 17mm deep sockets for the pivots as it is a deep hole on each side. Yes one to loosen and one to hold.
As for the shock, the shock stays in the frame, the swing arm is just locked by the “Y” bone linkage that’s all.
If you don’t have a chain fitted yet , you can fit sockets on each side of the Y linkage , but be ready to use a strong O-Spanner (don’t use “12 sided” O spanners as they will round off the nuts!)
Also use 6-sided sockets for everything on the bike , 12-sided sockets have always been bad on bikes as some stubborn bolts get rounded off quickly , but a six-sided spanner/socket makes things easier.