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McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I've read previous posts on this conundrum so clearly removing the centre stand is always going to be difficult on a 42 year old bike.

Presently soaking each end with WD40 whilst I give it some deep thought - next might be my Calor Gas Plumbers Torch for heat.

Presumably I can saw throught the tube at the flanged end and it might come out without having to saw through the split pin end ?

Thus with stand off I can have fun with a long hack saw blade throught the tube !

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mickwinf:
these are often seized in the stand, i ended up cutting through the tube at both ends so i could lift the stand off without bending the mounting brackets. It is then easier to get at and apply some heat and push it out, or even as i had to do on one bike, cut through the tube length wise with a hacksaw. good luck!

AndyD:
Ted,
I had exactly the same problem on the CJ250T and ended up cutting the tube both ends to avoid damaging the brackets.
The replacement pivot I got is solid rather than hollow and fits fine so at least there is a solution for the problem.
Good luck

Cheers,
Andy
PS I did try many approaches to loosening the bolt first as well as copious swearing but it wasn't giving in until the hacksaw came out!

waffey:
had to cut my 1977 stand off.

I then tried to get the tube out by sawing through it, gave that up as I didn't have the patients for it. sourced a second-hand stand that was all freed upped, bought the new solid pin and installed that. jobs a goodin......less time sawing and swearing, more time drinking"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

to be fare I always way up time taken versus buying something after time is money.

enjoy the sawing!

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
Well it took me about 30 minutes to get the stand off, heat did nothing so I cut through the flanged end of the tube first.
When it came to the split pin side it was difficult to get my saw in anywhere so I used a previously bent steel cutting cylinder in my drill. The cutter was a bit wider than the inside diameter of the tube so I just ground away until it left a very thin wall on the tube end section. I was then able to wiggle the stand out as the thin wall collapsed.

Just left with getting the remainder of the tube out of the stand section - now time to go back to thinking mode. Strikes me I need to perhaps get it pressed out ?

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