Old Man Winter took out my fork seal....Question on rear tire removal

[uhfradarwill]

I have the bike on an air lift table doing the fork seals. I figured I may as well clean up the lower units. I went with All Balls seals per suggestions on this site.

 

I have the bike strapped down with a center jack on the table. The rear tire can drop straight down.

Anyone have any luck maybe removing or pivoting the rear caliper assembly out of the way to remove the back tire without removing all the saddle bag and grab bars?

 

Thanks

Will

Edited April 25, 2019 by uhfradarwill

[Marcarl]

Them tubes look good, really nice. Now buff them on a buffing wheel and then finish them with Classic Cloth. Clean them once a year with the cloth and you'll be a happy camper.

On the rear, the caliper may not be your biggest problem, somehow you have to get the axle out as well.

[uhfradarwill]

Them tubes look good, really nice. Now buff them on a buffing wheel and then finish them with Classic Cloth. Clean them once a year with the cloth and you'll be a happy camper.

On the rear, the caliper may not be your biggest problem, somehow you have to get the axle out as well.

 

If I remove the right and left mufflers the axle should come out easy. I know you have to pull the rear wheel to the right to disengage it from the drive.

That pesky rear caliper bracket has to go.

Will

[cimmer]

getting the axle out is the biggest issue with dropping the rear wheel assemble. You need to remove the bags for that but you might be able to leave the racks for them in place. With the axle out the rear rotor might be able to clear once it is removed from the rotor.

Another thought is to install Progressive fork springs and get some plates to remove the anti-dive solenoids on the lower forks. http://www.fastfromthepast.com/fork-anti-dive-bypass/yamaha-anti-dive-bypass

I have my anti-dives disconnect on my 89 VR as I have the Progressive fork springs and I plan on getting some block off plates and installing them next time I swap out my fork oil.

 

By the way your lowers look great. Good job.

 

Rick F.

[snyper316]

I just take my mufflers and right saddle bag off, then take the caliper then pulle the bracket and tire has enuff clearance to come off.. But i have an 83 so may be a little different...

[cowpuc]

I just take my mufflers and right saddle bag off, then take the caliper then pulle the bracket and tire has enuff clearance to come off.. But i have an 83 so may be a little different...

 

Indeed those MK2's are completely different than our MK1's Snipe,, we got the easy way out for changing rear tires - especially when needing to spoon on a new one on the side of a hiway.. I never ever did have a Mk2 apart like we are talking about here but I have been told that instead of dismantling everything to get to the real wheel assembly, there are just a few bolts to remove and the whole rear luggage assembly can slide off the back as a complete unit. No idea if its true or not but the guy that told me about it had ridden em for years and seemed pretty serious about what he was saying.. Now where those few bolts are,, I have no clue but I would definitely do some digging and figure out if that is possible before I started tearing it into a zillion pieces...

[snyper316]

Indeed those MK2's are completely different than our MK1's Snipe,, we got the easy way out for changing rear tires - especially when needing to spoon on a new one on the side of a hiway.. I never ever did have a Mk2 apart like we are talking about here but I have been told that instead of dismantling everything to get to the real wheel assembly, there are just a few bolts to remove and the whole rear luggage assembly can slide off the back as a complete unit. No idea if its true or not but the guy that told me about it had ridden em for years and seemed pretty serious about what he was saying.. Now where those few bolts are,, I have no clue but I would definitely do some digging and figure out if that is possible before I started tearing it into a zillion pieces...

 

yep your right on there Puc. I did this to riva to get to her rear tire she has that bumper on her and it is just easier to pull the seat. undo the bolts holding rear assembly and tire comes right off lol. I get to do all that again because Riva is getting a shock with a progressive on the back of her. I know i gained weight after the wreck but not that much to make her sink to about an inch off her rear stand.. LMFAO

[MiCarl]

You need to pull the mufflers to get the axle out. It's way easier to work on if you pull the caliper off the bracket which simpler if you remove the right bag. The guards can all stay in place.

 

You could probably do it without removing the bag but why fight with it and risk breaking something in the process?

[suds]

I just did this about a month ago. I removed the mufflers, both bags and the caliper, leaving the racks in place. ( I replaced the rear suspension too so I needed the extra access)

 

Like MiCarl said, why risk breaking something plastic (or otherwise) that might be near impossible to replace.

 

Good luck!

 

Suds

 

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[uhfradarwill]

I just did this about a month ago. I removed the mufflers, both bags and the caliper, leaving the racks in place. ( I replaced the rear suspension too so I needed the extra access)

 

Like MiCarl said, why risk breaking something plastic (or otherwise) that might be near impossible to replace.

 

Good luck!

 

Suds

 

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Yup,I took off the mufflers and the rear bags are rear chrome connection in big "U". I removed the caliper and bracket also.

I guess I got lucky cause my rear axle came out with no problems at all. There is not a lot of wiggle room between the tire side wall and the plastic dust ring on the final drive tho.

 

Also, a new hose and now my front end holds air again. Ah heck, it needed seals any way rite??

Thanks for all the advice.

 

Will