Tire change question

I am going to be having the local bike shop put new tires on for me later this week. I pulled the wheels off of the bike on Saturday. Do I need to pull the front disk and/or the rear drum off before I take it into the shop? What about the splines that link into the shaft drive? I don't want things to get damaged and this is my first time getting new tires so I am not sure what is safe and what is not.

 

If they are any good at what they do...th disks stay on.. and th drum stays with th bike, it would just get in th way.

 

You leave the drum backing plate and shoes at home (delamination check!!)
Your big responsibility is to keep dirt and sand out of the bearings while they are off.

 

What is the best way to do that?

 

Don't lay them in the dirt. Keep them sheltered so debris doesn't blow into them.

If you're going to transport them in an open truck or trailer secure rags around the hubs so road debris doesn't blow in.

 

True, but unless you're 100% confident in their abilities, I would go ahead and pull the rotor, take them just the wheels.

 

I just spoke with the shop and they said the disk needs to stay on so they can balance the wheel properly. He said anything that rotates with the wheel stays on the wheel. That makes sense to me. Does it make sense to the gurus?

 

Makes sense to me ...but I aint no guru.

 

All as Bushy says in his first post.

 

They stay on.

If the shop is incompetent enough to damage the disc why would you let them do the tire?