swing arm ????

i have a 78 kz 1000 i put in new bearing in my swing arm and now i cant get the sleave back in ??? i have cleaned up the ends of the sleave put some grease on the bearings even put the sleave in the freezer for a week and can only get it to go part was and i dont want to force it and ruin the new bearings !!!!! any ideas what i can do to get the sleave back in ???

Did you try it from opisite side?
Is the sleeve mushroomed,will it go in at all?
How did you install the bearings?
Somebody on here just last week suggested having a swingarm pivot tube line honed to make sure it was straight/round before installing new bearings in but was told it was a waste of time/money.
I wonder what it would cost compared to the time/money spent on a trashed set of new bearings? :woohoo:

Try the bolt in the sleave before installing in the arm. Make sure its not mushroomed on the ends, like wireman said. You may have to deburr it with a file or die grinder. It should slide together pretty easily. Don't forget to clean the bolt as well, check it for burr's.

the bearings are new and i just put them in the frezzer for a week before instal thay went in easy i have tryed doing some sanding on the ends of the sleve to clean it up it will go in some but dont want to force it and mash the new bearings !! i will try the bolt in the sleave and try the other way in . it will go in a littel ways. its hard to get a meserment on the inside of them bearings. thanks all i will try all them ideas !!!