Taking the back tire off a shaft drive bike

How does one go about removing the back tire and rim? I need to take it to the cycle shop and have a tire put on. If I take it off myself and take it in it will take minutes. If I take it to them and let them do the work it will take weeks and probably cost more also.

 

you need a Haynes Manual on ebay about $20. Covers all sorts of basic maintenance procedures (including tire removal) and it is worth having. Removing the back tire is not bad at all, the shaft drive remains intact, 10 minute removal max.

 

Okay, I'll pick one up then.

 

Remove Cotter Pin on Brake Stay Bolt.
Remove Nut & Washers
Remove Special Bolt

Remove Brake Adjustment Special Hex Nut Type fitting.
Loosen Brake Actuating Arm Pinch Bolt.
Remove Pinch Bolt.

Remove Actuating Arm from Shaft
Remove Arm From Rod
Collect Drilled Bush, Spring and Washers if fitted.

Lower Brake Pedal Rod
Lower Brake Housing Stay

Remove Axle Cotter Pin
Remove Axle Castle Nut
Collect Nut and Spacer

Loosen Axle Pinch Bolt
Observe Spacer on Axle Inboard on Axle against Brake Housing.
Remove Axle.
Collect Spacer

Push Wheel away from Drive Unit
Disengage Wheel from Drive Unit.

Roll Wheel to Rear of Bike
Withdraw Brake Housing

Sand Axle and apply rust free finish
Treat Axle with AntiSeize Compound

Clean with Disk Brake Clean
Get rid of Ridge on Brake Drum
De-glaze Drum / Sand w/ 320

Replace Shoes as needed.
Clean, refinish, lube Cam.

Use a 4-Inch long section of 2X4 to support Wheel when reinstalling Wheel back into Drive Unit.
Roll Tire onto 2X4
Put Hammer Handle under 2X4 to lever tire upwards.

 

if you invite me over i'll show ya exactly how, could even mount the new tire if ya want to

 

It will be a couple weeks, but that works for me!

 

RickCoMatic

Thank you. I love this site for having readily available info on things I need to know RIGHT NOW.

priceless.

I mean, It did LOOK ridiculously easy... but with answers like that I can go in KNOWING how easy it is... not just hoping.

 

Let me elaborate a bit more on the wheel removal, you have to remove the brakes with the wheel as there is no room to remove the brakes, I made the mistake of trying and got a scratched up backing plate for my efforts.

 

On that special bolt Rick mentions at the bottom of the backing plate where the torque arm attaches, remove the bolt only if it's loose, I have found that on all three of my XJ's, that the bolt was firmly stuck and there was no need to remove it.

 

That isn't technically a step Rick omitted, it is a step that should not be done, hence he didn't list it as something to do.

I do agree that he should have mentioned not removing the backing plate. It's not impossible, but it is extremely difficult.

As for removing the brake actuating arm, I personally don't remove it, but it does make the rear wheel easier to remove if the arm is off and out of the way.

 

Howdy TSKAZ, I deleted that when I saw my error.