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When it gets too icy, salty, and nasty to ride in the midwest ( it's still nice today !!!) I'd like to remove both wheels from my bike ... take 'em into the house and thoroughly polish them with Mother's Polish (I know this tuff works well ... and forget chroming the wheels ... way out of my budget !!!). I know the job can be done decently on the bike but it's cozier in the house and I want to get the "spokes" inside the brake roters on the front wheel. I've got the Honda DVD instructions and it all seems pretty straightforward but are there any possible unexpected problems I should watch for or expect ???
On my 1985 Aspencade, nobody ever told me (even the shop manual) to let the air out of the rear tire to get it out from between the swing arm and the rear drive unit. My wife came up with that idea and made it possible for me to remove the stubborn wheel. I HATE it when she outwits me in things mechanical !!! :roll:
I bought a 0-150 ft. lb. 1/2" drive torque wrench, 2" extension, and 19mm socket for the rear wheel lug nuts. I've had the rear wheel fender off. (and noticed that the cross tube that connects the two sides of the saddle bag frames is missing) The instructions say to loosen the lug nuts while the bike is on the side stand and to have someone hold down the foot (rear) brake) ... then put the bike up on the center stand to remove the lug nuts. The manual calls for 80 ft. lbs. torque to snug up the lug nuts ... seems like a lot ... is this necessary ??? Seems simple enough ... is it ???
On my 1985 Aspencade, nobody ever told me (even the shop manual) to let the air out of the rear tire to get it out from between the swing arm and the rear drive unit. My wife came up with that idea and made it possible for me to remove the stubborn wheel. I HATE it when she outwits me in things mechanical !!! :roll:
I bought a 0-150 ft. lb. 1/2" drive torque wrench, 2" extension, and 19mm socket for the rear wheel lug nuts. I've had the rear wheel fender off. (and noticed that the cross tube that connects the two sides of the saddle bag frames is missing) The instructions say to loosen the lug nuts while the bike is on the side stand and to have someone hold down the foot (rear) brake) ... then put the bike up on the center stand to remove the lug nuts. The manual calls for 80 ft. lbs. torque to snug up the lug nuts ... seems like a lot ... is this necessary ??? Seems simple enough ... is it ???