Removing rear wheel

[h0gr1der]

Sorry for my ignorance.... but who is Bob and where can I watch this video?

Thank you,
P.W.

https://youtu.be/MWtbQPdKd8w

Mr Finless Bob has helped many a folk with tire removal, me included.

[P.W.]

Thanks for the info!

[Chasinsparks]

Here is the link to the VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWtbQPdKd8w

[Chasinsparks]

UPDATE:

I did the wheel removal and tire install today. Following every ones advice, the job it's self was pretty straight forward. Took longer to get the tire mounted on the rim than doing the work.

What did I learn:

Removing the sensor in the swing arm was the worst part.

I tried to remove the belt with out taking the shock bolt out. I was not able to do it that way, once I removed the bolt from the shock there was no problem.

Bearings and seals looked good.

The manual shows removing the hub, my wheel has a solid hub nothing to remove ( I guess that is what you call it) the brake disc mounts right to it I removed the brake disc on one side and the drive pulley on the other.

Mr. Tire had no problem mounting but said he never seen a rim like that and could not balance it, did not charge for the mounting.

I reinstalled wheel and torqued to specs too it for an extended test ride, would never no it was not balance super smooth.

Tire is a 205 60 15 Quad Trac 5


Thank you all that chimed in and gave e your input and advice.Tire.jpg

[jcthorne]

UPDATE:

I did the wheel removal and tire install today. Following every ones advice, the job it's self was pretty straight forward. Took longer to get the tire mounted on the rim than doing the work.

What did I learn:

Removing the sensor in the swing arm was the worst part.

I tried to remove the belt with out taking the shock bolt out. I was not able to do it that way, once I removed the bolt from the shock there was no problem.

Bearings and seals looked good.

The manual shows removing the hub, my wheel has a solid hub nothing to remove ( I guess that is what you call it) the brake disc mounts right to it I removed the brake disc on one side and the drive pulley on the other.

Mr. Tire had no problem mounting but said he never seen a rim like that and could not balance it, did not charge for the mounting.

I reinstalled wheel and torqued to specs too it for an extended test ride, would never no it was not balance super smooth.

Tire is a 205 60 15 Quad Trac 5


Thank you all that chimed in and gave e your input and advice.Tire.jpg

Just FYI, there is no need to remove the brake rotor (or the hub on the older wheels) to mount a new tire. Most tire shops do not have equipment to balances these, they require a motorcycle tire balance machine because of the small bore.

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[Chasinsparks]

Even though I did not get it balanced, you would never know it is actually better than some balanced tires on my Audi Q7. I decided to remove the brake rotor did not want to take a chance of the tire shop messing it up, only 5 bolts to remove. I could not find a bike shop that would balance it with a car tire mounted. Anyway all is good and I do appreciate everyone that offer tips, tricks, and advice.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Even though I did not get it balanced, you would never know it is actually better than some balanced tires on my Audi Q7. I decided to remove the brake rotor did not want to take a chance of the tire shop messing it up, only 5 bolts to remove. I could not find a bike shop that would balance it with a car tire mounted. Anyway all is good and I do appreciate everyone that offer tips, tricks, and advice.

For my past 5 rear tire changes I haven't balanced any rear wheel/tire and have had No issues either …. Mike

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Even though I did not get it balanced, you would never know it is actually better than some balanced tires on my Audi Q7. I decided to remove the brake rotor did not want to take a chance of the tire shop messing it up, only 5 bolts to remove. I could not find a bike shop that would balance it with a car tire mounted. Anyway all is good and I do appreciate everyone that offer tips, tricks, and advice.

My tire shop put some commercial quality liquid balance (NOT Slime or Ride-On!) in my tire since they couldn't spin balance it. It's the same stuff they use in truck tires. Works good.

[CapnPete]

Just as a matter of curiosity.....

I removed my rear tire to upgrade the rear shock to M2 and the tire itself to a General. What a pain in the azz.

I too removed my rear disc in the vain hope my local tire shop could balance the rear with the new tire. They mounted it but had to go to dealer for balance. Anyway...the shop manual sez to trash the disc bolts and replace with new. Did you? I did not, just cleaned and re-locktited.

just wondering

[TerryTheSpyderRyder]

You have all the tools you need...... Except two. First is patience. Go slow. The second is bandaids. To successfully complete any job requiring tools you must bleed at least once..... Jim

Not if you wear gloves

[RICZ]

PinkRosePetal,
Lemme get this straight. You have machined the spacers to what dimensions? Do I assume correctly that only the OD of the flange and the OD of the barrel were reduced?
The 55 X 35 X 9 is the off-the-shelf seal and not the BRP seal? Got a number for that OTS seal?
Does this apply to 2017 F3Ls such as mine?
Is there a number (not BRP's) on the OEM seal? I have a huge bearing supply house near me, maybe they'd have one that will work.

[spyder01]

I just changed my rear tire last week, 3rd tire on the bike but first time using a car tire on the back. I changed out my bearings and seals bc I had read here that they were failing at low mileage, but then I found out that it was old info and not true. My bearings were fine as well as the seals and no corrosion anywhere and I live in a beach town on the east coast and ride in the rain a lot. I'm not sure what kind of conditions these bikes in question are riding in, maybe they brine the roads in the UK and these folks are riding on a wet salty road. But even so the one bike only had 350 miles on it. I do remember one time I drove my Goldwing to Florida in the winter and I95 was salted in a few areas. When I got home 2 weeks later I found the rear wheel was heavily corroded. Ever since then I wash my bike a couple times during my trips.

[Bfromla]

I just changed my rear tire last week, 3rd tire on the bike but first time using a car tire on the back. I changed out my bearings and seals bc I had read here that they were failing at low mileage, but then I found out that it was old info and not true. My bearings were fine as well as the seals and no corrosion anywhere and I live in a beach town on the east coast and ride in the rain a lot. I'm not sure what kind of conditions these bikes in question are riding in, maybe they brine the roads in the UK and these folks are riding on a wet salty road. But even so the one bike only had 350 miles on it. I do remember one time I drove my Goldwing to Florida in the winter and I95 was salted in a few areas. When I got home 2 weeks later I found the rear wheel was heavily corroded. Ever since then I wash my bike a couple times during my trips.

also similar Not bad thread & maybe not as specific as some may like to be. New bearings not a bad thing & at 3rd tire bout par should inspect at every change by default maybe keep a set handy (with current supply delays). Keep good maintenance & miles logs just peace of mind if nothing else