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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 47
| I replace my front tire and brakes but have never done the rear tire and am nervous about it. Would you mind giving me a step by step? Do I disconnect shock and swingarm? Are the brakes the same as front, just the bottom bolt and spread them? How do you adjust the belt? What parameters? I'm not real handy but like to do what I can. The Vic dealer charges a fortune. Any helpful tips would be appreciated. What size wrench on the axle nut?
Ron
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Visionary
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New Bohemia, VA | I hope I can give you enough details, I'm sure someone else will chime in. - 1 1/16 I believe the axle nut is.
- I just undo the push rod on the right swing arm. It gives enough clearance to pull the axle.
- Brake caliper slides out with the carrier frame when you remove the axle bolt.
- DO NOT MOVE THE ADJUSTER BOLTS.
- I use a Sears jack and raise and lower the bike enough to remove the swing arm bolt and the axle bolt.
- I raise the bike up to the first lock point on the jack to remove the wheel.
- When assembling, I get the wheel close to lined up by lower the bike.
- I then put either a long 1/2" extension through the swing arm, adjuster, wheel, and get the brake carrier back on. This does a rough lining up of everything.
- Then I put the axle in, work the wheel, and the adjusters until the axle is through. Put on the lock clip.
- Make sure the wheel is pushed forward so that the adjuster nuts are against the swing arm.
- Tighten the axle.
- Reattach the push rod and you're done.
I'm sure I've left out something, but someone will fill you in. Or you can check out the manual and use what I've give you to take short cuts. I've actually had a dealer try to pull the exhaust to change the rear tire until I educated them. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 752
Broken Arrow, OK | Pretty much covers it.
65 lbs torque on the axle nut.
Nut is 27mm or like above a 1 1/16 works. |
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Visionary
Posts: 4278
| if you come back here
Loosen axle nut before you lift the bike.
Put a film of axle grease on axle before sliding in
A flat blade screw driver to spread disc's |
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Cruiser
Posts: 251
Mechanicsville, VA United States | You'll be better off if you remove the rear brake pads.. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 47
| Thanks for input |
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Tourer
Posts: 573
Central Illinois | Belt adjustment is due with every tire replacement. See your owner's manual. You either need to check the belt tension or have someone do it. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 47
| OK, so I replaced the rear tire and brake pads. Much more difficult than I thought it would be with a floor jack. Getting everything lined up to put the axle back was the toughest. Found it easier to get the caliper lined up with a copper pipe then get the right side done. Would be a hell of a lot easier with a nice bike jack stand. Thanks for all your help. I had a buddies help. Do you guys do this by yourself? |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 752
Broken Arrow, OK | I do it by myself with a craftsman MC lift.
I've probably pulled the rear wheel out 4 times and twice it seemed too easy but twice I grunted and cussed quite a bit. |
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Tourer
Posts: 482
Beer Collins, Colorado (there is no fort) | I have the bike on the lift and then use a small scissor jack to raise the rear wheel into position- i've done without the small jack & it can be a bitch-better to go slow and massage it into place. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 47
| I have a Harbor Freight open trailer that I set up for my vision with a locking chock and D-rings. It dawned on me today I should have used that to replace the back tire instead of lying on the floor. DUH |
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