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Tiefighterpilot Senior Member Offline Daily Rider Posts: 346 San Francisco	Taking off rear wheel 05/26/10 at 23:29:34 I need to take off the rear wheel to mount a new fender. Is it hard to do? Do I need special tools? Any pointers from exp?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Taking off rear wheel Reply #1 - 05/27/10 at 01:19:06 A 3rd arm would be handy going back together. Holding the brake guts in place, lining up the slot/tab & getting the axle in is kinda a hassle, but its not too bad.
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jef.savage Serious Thumper Offline ridin' n slidin' Posts: 638 Boston, MA Gender:	Re: Taking off rear wheel Reply #2 - 05/27/10 at 05:36:05 I use a 2x4 for the third arm. I raise the back end just enough to get the tire off. When I put it back on I lay a 2x4 on the ground, put the tire on that and then I can get one hand on each side with my toes under the 2x4 from behind the bike. Brake in my right hand, spacer in my left, and wiggle my toes to line up the axle.
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2538 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: Taking off rear wheel Reply #3 - 05/27/10 at 05:56:01 Lower the bike slowly back on to the tire using your jack. Insert the pieces as you can and line them up. Go to a motorcycle shop and watch how they do it.
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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: Taking off rear wheel Reply #4 - 05/27/10 at 20:21:34 1st time? take a little more off so you don't have to wrestle nothin' then when you figure it out leave more on. jack up just till the wheel spins, take off left shock, pulley cover, belt guard, brake cable, axle, push wheel forward, slip off belt, jack up more, roll out wheel.
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Tiefighterpilot Senior Member Offline Daily Rider Posts: 346 San Francisco	Re: Taking off rear wheel Reply #5 - 05/27/10 at 22:44:55 Do I need special tool to install the shock?
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dasch Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1137	Re: Taking off rear wheel Reply #6 - 05/28/10 at 00:50:39 No. Metric wrench set is all you need.
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Chief Gunner Junior Member Offline 0 - 60 "When I darn Well Feel Like It" Posts: 91 Chesapeake, VA Gender:	Re: Taking off rear wheel Reply #7 - 05/28/10 at 10:46:54 The shocks do not over extend like struts on a cage. You will not need special tools to compress it to put it back on. Is that what you are worried about?
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Tiefighterpilot Senior Member Offline Daily Rider Posts: 346 San Francisco	Re: Taking off rear wheel Reply #8 - 05/28/10 at 11:19:45 Chief Gunner wrote on 05/28/10 at 10:46:54: The shocks do not over extend like struts on a cage. You will not need special tools to compress it to put it back on. Is that what you are worried about? Yes. Thank you.
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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: Taking off rear wheel Reply #9 - 05/28/10 at 11:46:34 There maybe some mismatch between left and right shock making it difficult to get the shocks on. If so let the bike down some to ease reassembly.
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Re: Taking off rear wheel
Reply #10 - 05/29/10 at 00:31:47

putting on the rear wheel is simple even by yourself. try this. i took a large phone book and opened up halfway till the wheel lined up with the frame slots and just rolled it up and stuck the axle thru. put the whole wheel assembly together first and then roll in. dont try to piece it together after installed. takes maybe 5 minutes for the whole job

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