Round swingarm straighten

[Steve Little]

Hi. I recently made a small straightening jig. I am really enjoying the versatilaty of this little gadget. I have a much larger straightening table but its primary function is to straighten frames. The size of my frame table makes it unweildy where as this small jig is easy to move around and work with. I have made some fixtures for holding swingarms and will showcase a couple of swingarms that I straightened.
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This swingarm had a few issues. The right side tube was bent upwards. The rear section of the right axle slide had been bent during the trauma of whatever accident it was involved in. Aside from the right tube being bent, the right axle carrier has also been bent at the end of the round tube, causing the axle slide to rise.
The following picture shows that the front section of the axle carrier is straight to the jig, but when a rule is placed on the axle slide it shows that it runs away from the edge of the jig. Meaning that the bend is in between the hole (unknown use) and the axle slide.

[Steve Little]

This picture shows the bend in rear of the axle carrier plate when a rule is palce on the axle slide
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The next couple of pictures show corrective measures and the end result

[Steve Little]

Also checked the axle carrier for verticle alignment. No alteration needed.
Straighten Swingarm 007.JPG

[Steve Little]

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I detirmined that the right side was bent due to the damage to the axle carrier.
I leveled up the left side of the swing arm. Then checked the front and rear sections of the left axle slide with the vernia height gauge. This ensured they were the same height.
Then, locking the vernia height gauge off, I swung it over to the right side. The pointer of the vernia shows the height of the left side.

[Steve Little]

I used the height gauge to check the measurement at the top of the left side tube and then pressed the right side tube to the same height.
When the tube was adjusted to the same height, I then had to press the left axle carrier down to alingment as well.
The end.