Swing arm removal advice

[Dead Eye]

You only need to remove the lower linkage from the rear shock, its not hard to do at all and only requires a socket set. It's much more difficult getting the main swingarm bolt out. I went through every size of socket I had and ended up buying one which still didn't fit - it seems to be a really awkward size / fit

From what I can tell, it should be 23mm? People can feel free to correct me on that - but the 23mm socket I bought ended up having an external diameter too large to fit in to the recess. I ended up giving up on the pursuit so can't offer much more advice