Crocko2 wrote:
Does anybody have any tips of removing a completely rusted and stuck centre stand on a Vespa LXV125?
I've been fighting with this thing all morning, ended up taking an angle grinder to the nut thinking it might then just slide out from the other side - no chance!!
Been whacking it with a lump hammer for over 30mins and it has not moved a mm.
Is this thing threaded or something??
Has anyone had similar and managed to come up with a way to remove it?
I have the same issue - the nut and bolt head simply sheared off at both ends leaving enough metal to secure the stand. When I was attempting to undo the nut I could hear a creaking sound which indicated that bolt had started to turn but is heavily corroded and was just twisting / flexing.
I had tried hammering on the spindle with a hefty sledgehammer to no avail. Looks like the best solution is to take the engine out for better access so that anti seize spray or submerging the corroded part - what a nuisance.
The stand has been in place for 10 years and the Vespa has been used in all weathers from new so no surprise given that the spindle was never greased from the factory.