Rear tire mounting???

[Guest Ken8143]

Got new rubber front and back - but I got to tell you getting the rear wheel back on was a pickle. Don't know what I was doing wrong. Loosened up the 4 bolts to the rear drive, but still had the dickens of a time getting the tire past the protrusion that the caliper bracket fits over.. The bracket & caliber kept getting in the way - just too tight of a fit. What was I doing wrong?

[mm482]

I remove the caliber and bracket before I take the wheel out. I put the bike in gear so the ring gear will not turn, that makes it easier to get the wheel back in. When I have the wheel back in place I install the spacers, bracket and caliber.

Earl

86 VR

00 RSV

[Guest Bigin]

It is a tight fit.

 

Deflating the tire has helped.

 

Other than that, holding your mouth in the correct position as you angle and wrestle it out is all I know that helps!

[Eck]

I remove the caliper and bracket too.

The bracket, spacer and washer, I lay on the floor with the axle.

The caliper I carefully twist it around and lay it very close to the rear floor board.

I also install" just the axle" if I ever loosen the (4) bolts to the drive shaft housing.

By installing just the axle, it is very simple to align everything.

Then with just the axle installed, I tighten up the (4) bolts in a cris-cross patteren and final torque them per spec.

Then I remove the axle and install the tire / rim and caliper bracket, spacer and washer.

The caliper is the last thing I install (except for the right side bag).