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Thought I'd mention this, even though sort of mentioned before.
I had to assist my mainstand with my foot to make it return.
So, having some time spare on Saturday, decided to regrease my stand.
Bearing in mind it's a 2006 model, i.e. not old, you wouldn't have thought it so hard getting the b****r out.
I'm a great believer in copper greasing the world, so here's my suggestions.
As soon as you find you have to assist your main stand, service it.
I have a spring puller, but it still didn't help when replacing stand.
So before you start the job, after you've removed the cotter pin, don't choose any drift, try and get a spare shaft, or a drift virtually identical to the original shaft.
Use this to drift out the shaft, once the shaft is out, it has been replaced by the temporary drift.
You can then clean up the original shaft and replace; after suitable greasing of course.
Hammer this back through, which will of course push the temporary drift out; replace cotter pin.
BTW, I didn't do this, but will next time
I removed the stand, cleaned it up, popped it back in, then tried to reattach the spring Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
So, I removed the stand, attached the spring, stuck a drift through one bit, laid myself in the strangest position under the bike, forcing the stand back in place, whilst I tried to get the shaft in....... Never again.....
I had to assist my mainstand with my foot to make it return.
So, having some time spare on Saturday, decided to regrease my stand.
Bearing in mind it's a 2006 model, i.e. not old, you wouldn't have thought it so hard getting the b****r out.
I'm a great believer in copper greasing the world, so here's my suggestions.
As soon as you find you have to assist your main stand, service it.
I have a spring puller, but it still didn't help when replacing stand.
So before you start the job, after you've removed the cotter pin, don't choose any drift, try and get a spare shaft, or a drift virtually identical to the original shaft.
Use this to drift out the shaft, once the shaft is out, it has been replaced by the temporary drift.
You can then clean up the original shaft and replace; after suitable greasing of course.
Hammer this back through, which will of course push the temporary drift out; replace cotter pin.
BTW, I didn't do this, but will next time
I removed the stand, cleaned it up, popped it back in, then tried to reattach the spring Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
So, I removed the stand, attached the spring, stuck a drift through one bit, laid myself in the strangest position under the bike, forcing the stand back in place, whilst I tried to get the shaft in....... Never again.....