955i Speed Triple Drop Link.

Hello, during going through this bike which has been sat for a few years, I'm now at the rear hub, swingarm, linkage section.
I've got the hub out, cleaned etc, am having to replace the needle bearings by the looks of it, as the ones that connect the drop link to the shock were seized.
Problem is I can't get the forward linkage out of the swingarm, the bolt comes out but that's it. I'll need to get the silver linkage out to deal with the lower end and buy new bearings.
Is the sleeve threaded, as I saw comments on an early 1050 page to this effect but am unsure how this comes out?
Thank you in advance.

 

Thank you both for your replies, partly my stupidity but being as I am working in a cramped single garage - and the bike having the "left" as you sit on it in the majority of the light - and not the "right" - I couldn't bloody see it was threaded, but some googling did show that the early 1050 had the same drop & drag links. I found a guy on ebay had made some adaptors to fit a slide hammer, so I have just bought one and a slide hammer to get the job done.
Now I just need to get some bearings, new bushes, seals etc and hope that the local bike shop will remove / refit the bearings for me..
Slowly does it. Thanks again. I'll put some pics up of the horror and the joy, lol

 

Happy NEw Year all. I ended up buying twice on slide hammers. The first one was a lot smaller than expected and didn't really have what it took, I think it may have been more for removing fuel injectors and glow plugs. Second attempt worked with a Silverline one similat to the above. Fun job this has been.
My linkage bearings were shot, I ended up buying a complete new set from ebay from a broken bike, just needed one more seal which I am waiting on, before it can start to go back together.
Everything else is all greased up and ready to go on, except for one broken fastener on the chinguard and hugger.

 

Luckily for me, a mate is a welder / fabricator and very useful at these kind of issues, bad luck he is busy decorating at the moment, so I may get held up waiting for a bit. In the meantime I will move on to other parts of the bike.
While not cheap, I highly recommend the Abba Skylift stands, I bought one used, currently the bike is sat at 45 degrees with the front wheel on the ground and the rear light above my head at 6' tall.
Being able to sit on a stool leaning in to the swingarm and rear likage is a game changer.
So far I have had the forks rebuilt with new seals, calipers rebuilt, engine full service (save for valve clearances at the moment) petrol tank emptied, drained, cleaned, new filter, new tyres, new chain & sprockets to go on, new grips, basically fully recommission and "bloody good clean"
I hope to have some before and after pics ready in the next few weeks.