mangled swingarm/chain adjuster - fix?

[Privateer]

apparently my chain tension adjuster came loose and mangled the swingarm.



I've ordered new bolts, but any suggestions on how to bend the box section back?

[ducpainter]

Steel, or aluminum?

[Dirty Duc]

Careful tapping with a hammer.

It's likely never going to be perfect, but IMO isn't very structural back there.

Of bigger concern is the root cause. I think you should check torque on the axle nuts.

And I think you are missing the piece that keeps that bolt in the sliding piece.

[Speeddog]

Modest sized adjustable wrench works well.

[Privateer]

Modest sized adjustable wrench works well.

clamp on and bend?

[Dirty Duc]

Yes. Same caveat as above, and don't try to fix it all at once.

[Privateer]

Modest sized adjustable wrench works well.

spot on, as always. sometimes had to use two wrenches to hold one section while bending another.

[Howie]

 

[Dirty Duc]

Well done!

[Privateer]

at this point I'm wondering when it happened and how long I rode on it like that.

[greenmonster]

Were wheel nuts torqued properly?

[Speeddog]

at this point I'm wondering when it happened and how long I rode on it like that.

Not long at all.

[Howie]

Usually because after a wheel R&R the adjusters were not tightened enough.  Or the axle not sufficiently torqued, as greenmonster said.  I your case?    Since there appears to be no damage in the sprocket area I have no idea why things got so mangled.

[Privateer]

Were wheel nuts torqued properly?

52 ft lbs

[ducpainter]

52 ft lbs

You need to be a bit higher... http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=50011.msg915911#msg915911