replacement tires
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RE: replacement tires
You will need a service manual, jack, and tools. The tools will be the normal wrenches and sockets, a 36mm socket for the axle nut and a torque wrench to tighten the alxe nut.
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From: Bloomfield, NM
RE: replacement tires
Are you going to just take the tire off and take it to a shop, or are you going to remove it from the rim and put the new tire on?
If you are just going to remove it from the bike and let someone else mount and balance it, all you are going to need is a torque wrench that will to to 100 Ft. Lbs., a 36mm socket and end wrench and a belt tension gauge. You also need a shop manual so you can learn about the proceedure.
If you are going to remove the tire from the rim (not a fun job) you will need spoons. You will also need some means of balancing the tire.
Regards,
Bill
If you are just going to remove it from the bike and let someone else mount and balance it, all you are going to need is a torque wrench that will to to 100 Ft. Lbs., a 36mm socket and end wrench and a belt tension gauge. You also need a shop manual so you can learn about the proceedure.
If you are going to remove the tire from the rim (not a fun job) you will need spoons. You will also need some means of balancing the tire.
Regards,
Bill
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From: Western Washington
RE: replacement tires
My only experience with this worked out well. I took my wheel off and brought into dealer. I bought the tire from them, they mounted and spin balanced it for me for $25.00 which I thought was reasonable. Like mentioned before, you do need a 36MM socket (actually for me I bought 2 - one for each side) for the axle. Job isn't too bad, had to take the muffs off both sides to do the job as mine was on back.
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RE: replacement tires
Crescent wrench= busted knuckles or stripped heads if you arent careful.
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RE: replacement tires
ORIGINAL: 05_eglideclassic
Crescent wrench= busted knuckles or stripped heads if you arent careful.
Crescent wrench= busted knuckles or stripped heads if you arent careful.
One could also use the flimsy little 36mm wrench that came in the tool kit to do this job.
Regards,
Bill
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RE: replacement tires
ORIGINAL: billnourse
Not really the case here. The crecent just keeps the axle from turning and moving the belt tension cam. There is never really enough torque on the crecent to cause much of a problem.
One could also use the flimsy little 36mm wrench that came in the tool kit to do this job.
Regards,
Bill
ORIGINAL: 05_eglideclassic
Crescent wrench= busted knuckles or stripped heads if you arent careful.
Crescent wrench= busted knuckles or stripped heads if you arent careful.
One could also use the flimsy little 36mm wrench that came in the tool kit to do this job.
Regards,
Bill
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RE: replacement tires
Put bike on lift. Remove both lower shock bolts. Jack up bike so tire remains on ground and bike moves up. This will let you get to the rear axle and nut.
Before removing axle, mark the nut and the axle washers in reference to the rear swing arm. I stole a bottle of my old ladies red nail polish. Makes it damn easy to see and takes all the guess work out of aligning the rear tire and getting the proper belt tension.
Remove nut and axle, jack bike up some more and sneak rear tire out from under the fender.
Remove inner valve from shrader valve and let all air out of tire. Put bead breaker on tire and break the bead off the rim on both sides.
Grab your tire irons and a box of Wheaties and work the bitch off. Work the new one back on. Place tire on rim so that the yellow Dot on tire sidewall is opposite of Valve on the rim. Make sure you put the tire on in the right rotation* ->
Get a damn good air compressor and blow the tire up to seat it on the rim. A little soapy water around the tire works wonders in getting it to seat correctly. Install inner valve in shrader valve and then reinflate to proper pressure.
Install rim back on, take your time getting the rear disk pads lined up with the rear rotor, make sure all your spacers are installed correctly. Raise and lower the lift to help you line it up.
Do the same to line up the axle and slide it thru.
Then lower it down. Install the bolts for the Shocks and tighten them down.
The only thing you need the tourgue wrench for it to tighten the axle nut. Too loose and the wheel will shift, to tight and you put too much pressure on the wheel bearings.
Just went thru this on my 'glide last week and the whole deal took a little over an hour from begining to end.