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HOW-TO (Request) - Remove rear wheel to replace brake shoes

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by shnuffy, Apr 13, 2010.

  1. shnuffy

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    Hey all,

    We all know the search sucks, so believe me when I say I tried.

    I'm looking for a step-by-step on how to properly remove the rear wheel and hopefully an accompanying "what-to-look-out-for" with it. I have the book, but this place is so much better.

    I've been told by old fogies I talk to that removing the rear wheel is a difficult procedure and getting it back on sucks just as bad. However, I am going to replace the shoes (en route from chacal) in my old bike or Fitz will yell at me, or I will die, or I will die and Fitz will yell at me. None of those options are acceptable.

    Thanks in advance!

    Tom
     
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    ugh, I did mine Sunday...wish you had asked before then
     
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    Re: HOW-TO (Request) - Remove rear wheel to replace brake sh

    Do you have the book?

    Any thing you'd do differently? Troubles you had?
     
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    I don't know if the 500 is different than my 750, but it wasn't very difficult to do mine. The book was pretty straight forward.
     
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    Re: HOW-TO (Request) - Remove rear wheel to replace brake sh

    Its pretty easy, take those two arms off, undo the axle (its really hard to get it off because the torque specs on the nut are like a billion m*kg). The brake mechanism comes out to the right...that's all. My buddy figured it out on his own, working by himself without a service manual. It might help to have a 3rd hand because you have to line up the rear wheel perfectly before you can stick the axle back in.
     
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    who told you it was hard someone trying to convince you to let them do it? it took me like an hour, and thats because i took time to clean the hub really well.

    the book has it spot on. you disconnect the rear brake adjustment rod, loosen the wheel pullers, take off the axle nut, remove the chain, then pull the wheel back and off the bike. then slide the axle and break assembly out, and its all right there. take out the old shoes and chuck em, clean the hub and the assembly really well. careful using compressed air on that asbestos dust. reassemble in reverse order. bam, done.
     
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    No, just old skeptical men.

    I thought it was pretty straightforward, considering how often I hear it tossed around in these forums.
     
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    best to do this the same time you get new tires so you don't have to do it twice.
     
  9. bigfitz52

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    That is pretty much it. If you remove the "push blocks" from the ends of the swingarm, then the wheel/axle assembly can slide out without having to pull the axle out until the whole assembly is off the bike.

    A lot of the responders to your post didn't notice you were talking about a chain-driven bike.
     
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    Awesome. Thanks for the responses everybody...

    Also, how difficult is it to replace the tires on the bike myself? I wouldn't even consider it on a car, but if I've read correctly, people here have done it to their XJs...
     
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    You can put a tire on with a pair of prybars, but properly balancing it, and not damaging your rims in the process, and not inventing new swear words to throw at your bike is worth the 30$ and ten minutes your local motorcycle place will charge you to put it on the rim and balance it.
     
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    Duly noted.
     
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    Re: HOW-TO (Request) - Remove rear wheel to replace brake sh

    This is something that i found on balancing a tire

    How to Balance a Motorcycle Wheel

    It should not be that hard to set up. You could use a couple of jack stands and get a bar that is the same size as the axle.
     
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    Running tubeless tires on cast wheels and regularly riding in freeway traffic at speeds up to 90mph (out of necessity) I personally prefer the security of having them high-speed spin balanced by a professional shop.
     
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    +1
     
  16. RickCoMatic

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    Yourself???

    Let me chime-in on this.
    I tried to save the 20-Bucks, Myself.
    What could be simpler than Un-mounting and Mounting a tire.

    I gave it my best shot, ... then ... tossed everything in the trunk and drove to the Dealer.

    It does seem like ...
    The Better the Rubber you put-on the Bike ...
    The more difficult the Install is going to be.
     
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    Good thing I'm going bottom of the barrel then eh! :D

    Kidding, I'll just have it done... I hate tires.
     
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    May have something to do with the posts complaining about front and rear vibrations at different speeds
     

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