Rear Tire Replacment
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Road Warrior
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From: Lafayette La
Rear Tire Replacment
Do you remove the exhaust or thr shocks to remove the rear axle and tire and is there a measurement of how much slack or play can you have in the rear sprocket and dampeners Thanks
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2015
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From: Missouri
I drop the shocks and let the left side exhaust rotate down.
I set my belt tension with my lab calibrated finger, put it all back together and on the ground then verify tension again.
the belt tension hasn't changed for me
I set my belt tension with my lab calibrated finger, put it all back together and on the ground then verify tension again.
the belt tension hasn't changed for me
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2014
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From: North East, MD
So that's where I went wrong! I bought one of those belt tension scale things....
Road Warrior
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From: Augusta, GA
If you have oversize mufflers, you have to remove both mufflers to remove axle and re-torque during installation. There is not enough room to use a thin wrench to hold axle nut without hitting the right muffler.
I have D&D fat cat. I was able to get my rear wheel off and back on without removing shocks or exhaust.
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I usually remove both mufflers. I unbolted the shocks when I did my last tire change but the next time I'll go back to removing the mufflers.
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On my Limited Low I removed the right muffler. It was stuck on so bad that in itself took as much time as r&r the wheel.
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Road Captain
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From: White Bear Lake, MN
When I changed out my stock pipes for S&S Quiet Tour slip-ons last fall, it took a significant amount of effort to remove them, due to the pipes having corroded onto the muffler flanges.
At the time, I coated the inside of the new muffler flanges with Anti-Seize compound, hoping to have an easier time in the future when removing them again.
Two days ago, I changed out the tires for the first time on this bike, and removing the mufflers was super easy, with zero corrosion, even after many miles of rain riding already this year.
So yes, I remove the mufflers when removing the rear wheel--makes everything that much easier to do myself.
All the best,
Shane
At the time, I coated the inside of the new muffler flanges with Anti-Seize compound, hoping to have an easier time in the future when removing them again.
Two days ago, I changed out the tires for the first time on this bike, and removing the mufflers was super easy, with zero corrosion, even after many miles of rain riding already this year.
So yes, I remove the mufflers when removing the rear wheel--makes everything that much easier to do myself.
All the best,
Shane