I really think im gona need help here .....

ok so i called the dealer and they dont wanna help me out, "find a small shop". so what i wanna do is change the tires, the fluid, inspect the rear drum assembly and that means removing the back tire WITH the final drive. ugh ... how hard (messy and/or other terms) is it to remove and re-instal the rear tire on the 82 xj750 maxim? .. what am I in for????


if anyone in NY, know of a good place in nassau county please let me know. i kinda wanna have a shop help out.

 

I would do it yourself. Would save you a ton, and would be a good learning experience. I don't think any of that it hard, just get a manual...

I also have a chain drive so I can't comment on removing the drive shaft if that is what you mean by 'final drive'.

To have the rubber changed you will have to pull em off the bike and bring them in. If you leave them on the bike it will cost you a lot more.

Should be 3hrs tops with some beverages, and a easy going attitude...

Good luck!

 

you don't have to pull the final drive!! Actually I think it is easier to remove the shaft drive wheel over a chain drive. You put the bike on the center stand. Remove the brake rod/adjustment nut and slide it out of the way. Remove the bolt that hold I guess it would be a stiabilizer type bar and drop it down out of the way. Put a screwdriver through the right side of the axle and remove the cotter key and castle nut on the axle. Loosen the pinch bolt for the axle and pull out the axle Make sure to take note where all the spacers and washers go!!!! take pics if needed. THen the wheel slides off the splines to the right and bam it's off.

The fluids not bad at all either get a manual if will help but it is just a matter of drain plugs and an oil filter. no biggy. Tires take some grunt work if you want to pull them off the rim and put them on but not too bad either. You just need some tire irons(for bikes) and some rim protectors so you don't scuff them up.

 

I'll agree with Anthony on the time estimate, especially if this is your first effort at DITY. And you can do it all yourself.
And you need to get a maintenance manual. Any type will do but some are better than others.
You will find that the final drive does not come out with the wheel assembly. Simply slack the axle pinch bolt and then the axle nut. You will also need to release the rear brake rod and the brake drum stay rod. That is about it. You will find this is all rather easy when you get the hang of it.
I'll encourage you to take small steps and get a partner to help you hang in there.

 

i have the haynes manual, the guy who i bought the bike from gave it to me. ill will be posting alot more in this post so please keep checking in. ill look at it when i get home 2nite.

since im gona be changing the brake master cylinder, th sightglass is shot and i cant remove the cap without drilling it out, should i chnange the brake lines in the front too ya think?

 

If your brakes are working fine, it would just be a waste of 100 bucks...

 

become good friends with that Manual.
It will show you how to accomplish most tasks.
TRUST ME 8)

 

life will be better if you take off the right shock to get the wheel out from under the bike, sometimes after everythings off, the wheel needs a little smack to make it let go of the final drive