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I got a small surprise when I took my front wheels off my RS.
I took my front wheels off my RS yesterday for the first time (putting on new tires). I loosen the lug nuts on one side and then jacked up that side and removed the tire. The surprise was when I went to the other wheel and tried to loosen the lug nuts I was able to spin the tire on the smooth concrete floor!
I ended up putting the first tire back on and lowering it back down so I could loosen the lug nuts on the opposite side. After that it was no problem to jack up each side and remove each tire. It may have just been a special set of circumstances but if you are removing both front tires on an RS you may want to loosen the lug nuts on each side before jacking up and putting the stand on your first side. It could save you some time.
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That's how the muscle man in my house does it, loosen lugs on both sides then jack Spyder up.
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On my spyder i crack them first then jack it up
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That's how I've always removed my front wheels, loosen lug nuts on both sides before lifting.
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All of the above...
But then I use an impact air gun and it dosen't matter... I just have too many tools..too many years in the industry...
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since i also hand torque my lugs on for my , i am not too worried about them being stuck on or frozen
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I'd recommend this method on any vehicle tire removal. (Loosen before jacking up.)
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Loosen lug nuts
Or you can also have a helper step on the brakes
Last edited by IGETAROUND; 07-30-2016 at 05:36 AM.
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Was it a motorcycle?
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I thought that loosening the lug nuts and then jacking it up was the only way to take a wheel off.
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I jack mine up and then.....
I grab my half inch impact wrench plug it into the airline and zip them right off then I reinstall them by hand and use a torque wrench to tighten up
eQUOTE=Bam Bam and Pebbles;1161740]I thought that loosening the lug nuts and then jacking it up was the only way to take a wheel off.[/QUOTE]
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Originally Posted by Motorcycledave
I grab my half inch impact wrench plug it into the airline and zip them right off then I reinstall them by hand and use a torque wrench to tighten up
eQUOTE=Bam Bam and Pebbles;1161740]I thought that loosening the lug nuts and then jacking it up was the only way to take a wheel off.
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Well, since I don't have air tools, I have to do it the old fashioned way.
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I was lifting each side separately and I thought the weight of the Spyder on the second wheel would allow me to loosen the lug nuts. However, after lifting one side I was not able to loosen the lug nuts on the opposite side because the tire would spin on the smooth concrete floor.
Now, I understand it might be common knowledge to most people on this forum that you need to loosen the lugs on both sides of the bike before lifting each side of the Spyder. But I had not seen any description stating that; so I wanted to offer my experience so other newbies might have a positive experience the first time they take off their front wheels.
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Peter, thanks for the kind words!
I appreciate Peter's kind words. I reposted because I was concerned that a few may have been confused by my first post about how I was taking off my front tires.
I wanted to let people know you have to loosen the lugs on both sides because of how light the front of our Spyder is compared to say a car. I thought I could break loose the lugs on the second tire while it was on the ground but the act of lifting the other side caused the opposite side to be too lightweight (or as I like to think I was just so strong and could spin the tire while it was on the concrete floor)!
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