Like SE12 said, if you plan on doing your own service go to the dealership and drop the coin for the service manual...It will tell you everything you need to know about servicing your bike.
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you do not need a service manual to remove either wheel from the bike. Anybody that has more brains then a post can figure it out. i have removed front and rear tires on harleys, hondas, victorys, bmws, suzukis, kawasakis and probably some I have forgotten about. The service manual does however come in handy when putting them back on lol. Mostly just useful for torq specs and such.
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someone said its hard to line up the rotor to the caliper when i remove the caliper i remove the 2 allens holding the caliper on push forward and then i pull it towards me this spreds the brake pads and the caliper comes right out. when putting your wheel on always install the caliper last its easy then trying to line it up to the rotor.
I have no idea what the dealers charge for a tire change on both wheels, but if you order tires from Jake Wilson, and take the wheels and tires in to a tire shop, you can get your tires mounted and static balanced for about 40 bucks. I think my last tire change (both tires) on my bike came to about 200 bucks total out of pocket and a couple of hours of my time.
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Its a hassle.i used no manual.i lifted bike on a bike jack.
I used a marking pencil and match marked where tha lobe was on the axle.
Another floor jack to lower and raise the wheel.getting it back in is the trick.took about 15 minutes to just put in place properly.whole job about a hour.
If your an engineer then your probably over qualified .
I used a marking pencil and match marked where tha lobe was on the axle.
Another floor jack to lower and raise the wheel.getting it back in is the trick.took about 15 minutes to just put in place properly.whole job about a hour.
If your an engineer then your probably over qualified .
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That's the way I do it and it's quick and easy.
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Hey now.....Maybe he drives a train.
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Is there any sort of "manual" on how to remove the wheels of my Ultra?
I have read a few messages on how people replace their own tires and all that but, I'm unable to work out how to remove the wheels.
The rear one doesn't seem to have enough room to slide out.
I know it's not a thing to do if your a complete numpty but I'm an engineer by trade so I do have a shed with a few tools.
It's just that I want to be able to have a good idea about it as my last slow puncture costed about $275 to fix as the dealer needed to come and pick up the bike. I would like to have taken out the wheel and drop it of.
I have read a few messages on how people replace their own tires and all that but, I'm unable to work out how to remove the wheels.
The rear one doesn't seem to have enough room to slide out.
I know it's not a thing to do if your a complete numpty but I'm an engineer by trade so I do have a shed with a few tools.
It's just that I want to be able to have a good idea about it as my last slow puncture costed about $275 to fix as the dealer needed to come and pick up the bike. I would like to have taken out the wheel and drop it of.
Mark
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I have a lift and the tools needed but the service manual is a good tip, thanks.