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rear tire removal
03/26/08 at 14:21:02

hey guys. back in the saddle after a looooooong cold winter. 1st thing i get--a flat on rear tire. nobody wants to mess with my old '87, so i stand there looking at it saying what the ____ ? i can't figure out how to remove the rear wheel from the bike. i searched the tech section but came up empty. do i unbolt the left side and then pull shaft out? are spacers and stuff going to fall out? any and all tips would be appreciated. TIA Undecided

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Re: rear tire removal
Reply #1 - 03/26/08 at 14:45:25

You will first need to get a jack or something under the bike so the rear wheel is off the ground. Then remove the left shock and the belt covers. Take off the license plate and undo the rear brake linkage. Then get some thing to put into the hole on the right side of the axle, a drift works well or I've seen people use allen keys. Loosen the nut on the left side of the axle and pull it out. You may need to tap it out with the drift. There are only two spacers that you need to keep track of so note their location and reassemble the axle after the wheel is off with everything in the proper order so you don't forget. To get the belt off push the wheel all the way forward and slide the belt off around the pulley. Once the wheel is off the pulley and brake should just slide out.

Remember on reassembly to align the slot on the brake with the tab on the swingarm and readjust your belt.

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Reply #2 - 03/26/08 at 17:10:50

JakeB wrote on 03/26/08 at 14:45:25:

You will first need to get a jack or something under the bike so the rear wheel is off the ground. Then remove the left shock and the belt covers. Take off the license plate and undo the rear brake linkage. Then get some thing to put into the hole on the right side of the axle, a drift works well or I've seen people use allen keys. Loosen the nut on the left side of the axle and pull it out. You may need to tap it out with the drift. There are only two spacers that you need to keep track of so note their location and reassemble the axle after the wheel is off with everything in the proper order so you don't forget. To get the belt off push the wheel all the way forward and slide the belt off around the pulley. Once the wheel is off the pulley and brake should just slide out.

Remember on reassembly to align the slot on the brake with the tab on the swingarm and readjust your belt.

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i've never had to remove the shock why would i...

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JakeB Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 76 NE Ohio Gender:	Re: rear tire removal Reply #3 - 03/26/08 at 17:15:29 sluggo wrote on 03/26/08 at 17:10:50: i've never had to remove the shock why would i... Hmmm... maybe it's just mine, but I cannot get the upper belt cover off with out removing the shock. Maybe the mounting tabs are bent funny.
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Re: rear tire removal
Reply #4 - 03/26/08 at 17:59:08

When you loosen your adjusters(little bolts with jam nuts at the end of the swingarm)count how many turns you back them off,and write it down.So when you put it back together the wheel will be in the same place.Then if you need to adjust,belt then do it.

I don't want to start WWIII here but a manual will help alot.Check tech section,there is an article about the manual online. Wink

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drums1 Serious Thumper Offline '87 Savage Bashed--Down for the count Posts: 664 Racine, Wisconsin Gender:	Re: rear tire removal Reply #5 - 03/26/08 at 18:28:21 ah yes, the online manual. what was i thinking? the only trouble i'm seeing so far is the drift in the right side. on mine there is no hole to put it in. the right side of the axle looks like a solid cylindrical thing, with what looks like a roll pin through it from the side. well, off to the manual i go. wish me luck.
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Re: rear tire removal
Reply #6 - 03/26/08 at 18:38:39

When I had mine off two weeks ago, I didn't have to remove the belt guards. It would have been much easier to put it back together if I had, but I didn't. As long as you have the back wheel off of the ground, this is an easy thing. The spacers are really no big deal, get a piece of cardboard and draw a diagram, then put the spacers in the proper positions on the cardboard. If you have to, put pins in to hold the spacers in place. Fortunately, I have enough garage space to just lay them out in the order they came off. My back axle has a hex head on the bolt end, so I can't help you on the drift pin. Sad

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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: rear tire removal Reply #7 - 03/26/08 at 18:40:48 Try to knock that "roll pin" out chances are somebody broke something off in there,or put something in there thinking that's what was supposed to be in there.I usually stick a phillips screwdriver through the hole. While you're at it.This would be a good time to check the brakes.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: rear tire removal Reply #8 - 03/26/08 at 18:48:50 Hmmm, plate off axle loose bike up till wheel just touching brake cable off remove axle wheel forward belt off pulley bike up more wheel out oops I was distracted, I don't worry about which spacer goes where, greasy one goes pulley side, clean one brake side.
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steely Senior Member Offline Posts: 325 Tulsa, Oklahoma Gender:	Re: rear tire removal Reply #9 - 03/26/08 at 18:58:09 verslagen1 wrote on 03/26/08 at 18:48:50: Hmmm, plate off axle loose bike up till wheel just touching brake cable off remove axle wheel forward belt off pulley bike up more wheel out Well, and succinctly put.
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Re: rear tire removal
Reply #10 - 03/26/08 at 21:25:17

verslagen1 wrote on 03/26/08 at 18:48:50:

Hmmm,
plate off
axle loose
bike up till wheel just touching
brake cable off
remove axle
wheel forward
belt off pulley
bike up more
wheel out
Huh

oops I was distracted, I don't worry about which spacer goes where, greasy one goes pulley side, clean one brake side.

You forgot cuss like crazy when wrench slips and you bang your hand, and the pauses to drink your beer while waiting for hand to stop throbbing.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: rear tire removal Reply #11 - 03/26/08 at 21:39:22 Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 03/26/08 at 21:25:17: You forgot cuss like crazy when wrench slips and you bang your hand, and the pauses to drink your beer while waiting for hand to stop throbbing. I drink the beer 1st, I'm in the pain reduction plan. Enough beers, problem solved... can't find wrench.
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Re: rear tire removal
Reply #12 - 03/27/08 at 10:24:27

JakeB wrote on 03/26/08 at 17:15:29:

sluggo wrote on 03/26/08 at 17:10:50:

i've never had to remove the shock why would i...

Hmmm... maybe it's just mine, but I cannot get the upper belt cover off with out removing the shock. Maybe the mounting tabs are bent funny. Undecided

now, why remove the belt cover, never had to do that either. and i've had the back off quite a few times.

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Re: rear tire removal
Reply #13 - 03/27/08 at 10:27:46

Demin wrote on 03/26/08 at 17:59:08:

I don't want to start WWIII here but a manual will help alot.Check tech section,there is an article about the manual online. Wink

why wouldn't ya want wwIII others try. Cheesy

also you gave good advice.....me i have to use a level to align, you see i;ve lost the number after six and before eight. it's a real bummer when i need to do some "cyphering" as jethro would say. Shocked

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sluggo Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline big singles lead, twins follow the pack Posts: 4744 moses lake washington Gender:	Re: rear tire removal Reply #14 - 03/27/08 at 10:29:50 verslagen1 wrote on 03/26/08 at 18:48:50: Hmmm, oops I was distracted, I don't worry about which spacer goes where, greasy one goes pulley side, clean one brake side. i like that one. me i just let them fall one to each side of machine then just push them aside.
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