Hi Guys,
Only got around to work on the swingarm on Saturday (bought a WR450, been hitting the trails with it for a bit of fun).
On the swingarm, decided to cut it out early Saturday morning. It was suggested to loosen the engine bolts, but went for the cutting option. Screwed in the nut on the right (looking at the bike from the rear) that pushes the swingarm left and right to aling front and rear sprockets.
This gave me enough space at both sides of the engine casing to cut the swingarm shaft. Made the cuts, turned out to be the portion of the shaft going through the engine casing was the problem. Once swingarm was removed, I beat out the piece of the shaft in the engine casing (with some heat and also a spacer between bike frame and casing). Thanks for all your suggestions, this was one job I will never forget and hopefully never let it happen again. Ger