Remove Front Wheel Without Removing Caliper?
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Road Master
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I found a box wrench that got a good grip on the caliper bolts, tried a hammer and various leverage tries to no avail. Ended up snapping the wrench. Those bolts are on TIGHT!! I guess it's promising that a wrench will grab. Maybe I can find a long, heavy duty somewhere and have at it again.
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Anyone?
Cruiser
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Don't mess with the caliper bolts, the more you mess them up the more likely they will claim it's your fault and not theirs!
Road Warrior
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That's basically how Brian at Ricor told me to do mine. I used an 18" long piece of brake tube, some fuel hose and a differential gun, sort of like a huge syringe. A turkey baster or MityVac, similarly configured, would work, too.
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Road Warrior
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Jack the bike up.
Drop out the front wheel (with or without removing calipers).
Remove the cap and retrieve from other side of garage where it flew to.
Remove the spring and drip oil all over your new sneakers.
Remove the seat tube bolt from the bottom of the fork.
Fetch a bowl to catch the last few drops of oil that haven't already made a puddle on the floor.
Pump the fork to get the last of the oil out.
Put the spring in and cap back on temporarily.
Refit and tighten the seat pipe bolt.
Re-remove the cap and spring.
Fill with new fork oil to correct level with spring and spacer removed and fork fully compressed.
Put the spring back with tight coils at bottom.
Refit cap.
Put the front wheel back in.
Drink beer.
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2008
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Haha sounds like you watched me do it foxter.
I don't remove the caliper to take off front wheel.
Your running out of options with the bolts. Heat is prob out of the question on the caliper. Perhaps hammer a smaller socket on or cut flat sides on it with the angle grinder?
I don't remove the caliper to take off front wheel.
Your running out of options with the bolts. Heat is prob out of the question on the caliper. Perhaps hammer a smaller socket on or cut flat sides on it with the angle grinder?