How to take the front wheel off?
Pretty straightforward question. Who knows how to take the front wheel off? There's some rim work I'd rather do in the comfort of my living room, then the freezing garage.
Last edited by Zero1080; Feb 23, 2010 at 07:22 PM. Reason: Spelling
lifte the front of the bike off the ground however u want to and then undo the bolt on the right side, loosen the 4 12mm(i think) bolts on the forks-2 on each side, slide the axle out and then slide the wheel right out. nothing too crazy, itll take you longer to get the bike off the ground than it will to get the wheel off
That's exactly what I'd do, I'd never let them hang. Sh*t, I'll ziptie 'em.
How bout the rear wheel? I just need to know what to unscrew to get the axle off. Because once the axle is out, the chain will just slide right away from the sprocket all easy like.
How bout the rear wheel? I just need to know what to unscrew to get the axle off. Because once the axle is out, the chain will just slide right away from the sprocket all easy like.
Once the axle is out though, I can move the tire and rim forward (in the swingarm) and that'll give me plenty of chain slack? I'm going out now, so I'm sure I'll be back if something doesn't work.
OK! I notice that there's two large "caps" that need to be removed from the rear axle. But they seem to be stuck? Both sides are different sizes, and I'd rather not mess anything up.
The front was a piece of cake.
The front was a piece of cake.
they're not stuck! just break em! i'm kidding. one is a 26mm and one is a 22mm i think. one of them comes off, and one of them (the bigger one) is part of the axle.
Does nobody buy a f@cking shop manual??? wtf is hard about undoing a couple of bolts?
..... you don't need to remove either sprocket to get enough slack on the chain to remove the rear wheel. once rear axle is loosened push the rear wheel towards the front of the bike... it slides/adjusts.... then you should have enough slack to get the chain off the rear sprocket (unless you chain is way to tight/short).
..... you don't need to remove either sprocket to get enough slack on the chain to remove the rear wheel. once rear axle is loosened push the rear wheel towards the front of the bike... it slides/adjusts.... then you should have enough slack to get the chain off the rear sprocket (unless you chain is way to tight/short).
Last edited by Bently600; Feb 25, 2010 at 12:24 PM.


