Re: Where may I find instructions on how to remove rear tire on my 06 Sportster?
"Sarge" <sargehere@cfl.rr,com > wrote in message
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On May 3, 11:37 am, "CB" <C...@PrayForMe,com > wrote:
> I should purchace a service manual, I know...but for the time being, got a
> URL?
>
> Hit me baby
Set the bike up vertically, like on its centerstand, if it has one.
Have some wood and cinder blocks handy.
Tie down the front end/wheel somehow.
Jack up the back wheel about t least 18 inches off the ground, and
block it up.
See that big nut in the middle of the rear axle on one side of the
bike?
Undo it (counterclockwise) and pull the axle out. Washers come off
with it, and adjusters should stay where they are.You will have to put
a wrench on the other end of the axle to get the nut loose. May have
to easy the nut end into the hole with a leather hammer or a block of
wood (to keep from squashin' the threads on the axle) til it loosens
up and comes out in your hand
If you have to, loosen up the bolts that hold the brake caliper in
place so you can wiggle the wheel around, and
Drop out the wheel. Catch the spacer opposite the drive pulley. Leave
the drive belt on the bike. It's threaded around the swing arm anyway.
Don't lose any of this crap. You'll need it for reassembly.
Do the tire just like you would a bicycle tire: Remove (unscrew) the
air valve completely, emptying the air pressure. Break the bead first
on the side opposite the air valve, and spoon the tire off using tire
tools. Don't ding your rim; plastic-coated or nylon sheathed tire
tools are recommended. Manually push the bead on the opposite side
from where you're prying, all the way down into the drop-center, to
give the bead enough room to come off the rim on your side.
Use good ol' KY Jelly or a drugstore-brand knock-off as a lubricant
and mount your new tire. The little round inked-on symbol on the tire
wall MAY indicate a good balance point, and be intended to go adjacent
to the valve. Look for the directional arrows on the tire wall for
which way is supposed to be "up" as you do all this, with the wheel
laying horizontally. Carefully deduce which way that will be from
which side yor drive pulley is on and which way the wheel will turn.
Assembly is the reverse order of assembly, within reason.
No warranty of the veracity or completeness of these instructions is
express or implied.
Buy a Clymer Manual if you need pictures to show you how to do this.
If you can't change a tire, what are you doing owning a motorcycle?!
--Sarge, BS109, Fla
Thanks Sarge