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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Another tyre changing tool 07/18/16 at 18:06:50 Was looking at something else and followed the link to this: http://www.packjack.ca/ Pretty clever... Would be good for lifting the front wheel of the Savage. The stand's too far forward for it to work on the back wheel though.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28763 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #1 - 07/18/16 at 19:40:08 gizzo wrote on 07/18/16 at 18:06:50: Would be good for lifting the front wheel of the Savage. The stand's too far forward for it to work on the back wheel though. I put a floor jack under the muff mount and lift it on the stand all the time.
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Re: Another tyre changing tool
Reply #2 - 07/20/16 at 07:52:17

verslagen1 wrote on 07/18/16 at 19:40:08:

gizzo wrote on 07/18/16 at 18:06:50:

Would be good for lifting the front wheel of the Savage. The stand's too far forward for it to work on the back wheel though.

I put a floor jack under the muff mount and lift it on the stand all the time.

That's the method I used, too, worked well

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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #3 - 07/20/16 at 16:22:54 Well what do you know? When you're right, you're right. Just did the experiment and it works the way you guys described. Too easy. Anyway, the point was that the stand thing would be a useful addition to the toolkit of someone who likes to be able to remove wheels while they're away from home.
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eau de sauvage Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2565 Queensland Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #4 - 07/21/16 at 05:57:16 I thought this was going to be a thread about how your tyre shop damaged your wheel rim.
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Re: Another tyre changing tool
Reply #5 - 07/21/16 at 07:28:54

The problem with this little do hickey is the muff is in the way.
Which is why the floor jack goes under the muff mount.
Otherwise I'd buy a 2nd set of jack stands for the rear.
If you didn't know, you can lift the front with a pair of jack stands.
put 1 under the right drivers foot peg and 1 in front of the left peg.
Tilt the bike over to the right to lift it off the ground and use your foot to slide the left stand under the bolt for the kick stand.
Pretty dang stable for wrenching and nearly vertical with the tire off the ground.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #6 - 07/21/16 at 07:40:44 In a moment's desperation I jammed acblock under the swingarm , leaned it right, tied it upright.. Rear off the ground.
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #7 - 07/22/16 at 07:48:29 try doing THAT with a Tour Glide
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28763 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #8 - 07/22/16 at 08:02:31 Art Webb wrote on 07/22/16 at 07:48:29: try doing THAT with a Tour Glide What?!? hydraulic lifts aren't built in?
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2630 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #9 - 07/22/16 at 08:03:38 I'm going to get two small lengths of 2x4 cut at maybe a 3 degree angle on the ends that meet, an old door hinge, and make one of those gadgets for about $0.75.
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Re: Another tyre changing tool
Reply #10 - 07/22/16 at 09:34:33

stewmills wrote on 07/22/16 at 08:03:38:

I'm going to get two small lengths of 2x4 cut at maybe a 3 degree angle on the ends that meet, an old door hinge, and make one of those gadgets for about $0.75.

Not a bad idea, but I think it would be better using square 1x1 tubing.

Hell... here we go!
http://www.mcmaster.com/#strut-channel-hinges/=13e7q74

or
http://www.mcmaster.com/#1750a12/=13e7s2k

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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2630 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #11 - 07/22/16 at 09:55:19 Oh no...that's way too expensive, and it'll look too professional
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Re: Another tyre changing tool
Reply #12 - 07/22/16 at 10:03:41

stewmills wrote on 07/22/16 at 09:55:19:

Oh no...that's way too expensive, and it'll look too professional Wink

Not if you leave it raw, and burn the welds. Cool

Right now, I think heavy duty padlock hasp, use the long end for the top and put a notch in it to center the axle.
Weld 2 blocks on it for stops and use a bolt for the bottom leg.

All depends what I find in the scrap box. Grin

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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2630 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #13 - 07/22/16 at 10:19:35 I think we're going to have ourselves an old fashioned build-off
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Re: Another tyre changing tool
Reply #14 - 07/22/16 at 11:43:16

verslagen1 wrote on 07/21/16 at 07:28:54:

If you didn't know, you can lift the front with a pair of jack stands.
put 1 under the right drivers foot peg and 1 in front of the left peg.
Tilt the bike over to the right to lift it off the ground and use your foot to slide the left stand under the bolt for the kick stand.
Pretty dang stable for wrenching and nearly vertical with the tire off the ground.

You can lift the front off the ground with the sidestand and a length of wood under the other side, same as the back.
Build off sounds fun. I'm in. And mine will look the worst!

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