Rearsets Removal
Alright here's another update....yeah....
as i said before in the last post, taking off the pass. pegs was pretty easy...the rearsets are sort of that simple, but there are a few more things to remember and keep straight, especially since one side is your brake, the other the shifter...
so basically, there are two bolts (i think from memory) that hold the shifter side on....then of course there is the shifter rod that connects to the gear shift pedal link....
this is how i did it
- unscrew the rearset from the bike, and spin the rearset off the shift rod...
the interesting thing that you may not know or cared to look at is that black "boot" on your shifter rearset...that essentially covers a ball joint that allows the shiftroad to move freely rather than a hinge....the kicker about this though is that you can't disassemble that ball linkage...i looked at it and it seamed shut...so what i did was remove the black boot and shipped it that way...i figure if the coater says something, i will ask how the hell he removed it...here is a pic of the joint...
as you can see, there is no spring on the shifter side (i am pretty sure, i will double check tonight and post if it does) primarily because the gear shift assembly provides the push back on the shift lever....(if that makes any sense, if you take it apart you will understand what i mean)...in contrast to the brake side, which has two springs, one for the tailight switch and one for the brake....
onto the brake side....like i said, it has two springs on it so the most important thing is to remember where the damn springs go...i didn't take a picture of the light spring because it's obvious where it goes but i did take a pic of the big spring because there are a few possible places if you forget (this way i wouldn't forget)....when removing the brake side, the rear master cylinder is also bolted to the rearset so be aware...mine is left hanging (if you look closely at my tear down pics, you can see)....but long as you remember the spring locations, the brake side is essentially the same as the shifter side...here's a pic with the spring...
you can see the hole on the right, that is where the brake light spring attaches to (i am pretty sure, once again will confirm when i get home..99% though
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so those are the nuiances of each side...jointly....you have to take them apart....
first remove the foot rests....this is simple and is held together just like passenger pegs except that instead of having a ball and spring to lock them in place, you have a spring so that they stay down, but can flex upwards...the rubber that is attached to them is held on by a screw undenearth the peg, unscrew and the rubber comes off....here is a look at the footrest
on the left you can see the washer, hitch pin and retaining wire used to hold it on the rearset (it's the same for both sides)....just remember how the spring goes...(thus the picture) (remember, i am forgetful)...
finally, you need to take off the clutch and brake lever...they are essentially held on the exact same way...they have a washer and...now here's the kicker...retaining clips...yeah...i didn't have retaining clip pliers so i had to go out and buy some...(i got internal/external so i wouldn't need another pair in the future, but it is an inter
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