Removal of front wheel

[DG]

Hi

Any of you speed demons taken ya front wheel off? Is it easy? do you have to do anything with the brakes? Will the pistons close up and be a bugger to put the wheel back on?

Please help!

Cheers

Gav

[cyberwolf]

dont know about the bike you got the ones iv had its been very easy to take the front wheel off. the brakes wont close up unless put the brakes on so whot ever you do not put the brakes on as you well pop the pistons out and that is a ar*ehole of a job to put them back in!! to put the wheel back on get a clean spaner (or something with no oil on) put between the brake pads push the pistons back in ( so you are opening up the gap for the discs to fit in between the brakepads that should make it alot easyer to put the wheel back on hope this helps

[Guest]

u need to take front callipers off first... usually 2 bolts on each side... then loosen main spindle bolt for wheel... pop up on a front paddock stand and remove spindle.. hey ho.. wheel is out..

to put back.. do same in reverse order..

u shouldnt neet to re-bleed brakes as piston will not genrally move unless u pull front brake.. even so.. gently prise pads open with a screwdriver till 1 edge fits over disc then should slide on easy enough..

[DG]

Thanks for your help fellas

looks like I'll be able to do the job myself, now off to look for a set of tyres.

Cheers

Gav

[Guest]

Thanks for your help fellas

looks like I'll be able to do the job myself, now off to look for a set of tyres.

Cheers

Gav

 

if u get stuck... gis a shout.. am only down road in taddy..

[DG]

Like your John Smiths?

Cheers for the offer Pid!

Wow! I love this forum making so many friends

Gav

[Guest]

lol.. yeah.. more of a stella man myself.. lol

np's bud.

[Guest]

Never done it myself...

But i fink, when you put it back on, tighten the spindle nut(s) with a

torque wrench to the specified foot/pounds Newton/Metres... So you know

it's properly secure....

Thats right innit Pidmeister?

[Guest]

i've never used a torque wrench myself ed... just 2 wratchets n make sure its damn tight...

[Guest scol1]

Thanks for your help fellas

looks like I'll be able to do the job myself, now off to look for a set of tyres.

Cheers

Gav

 

Just had a rear fitted meself last W/E,found these to be cheapest around Wakefield,Leeda area http://www.woostersmotorcycle.co.uk/

J.

[Guest]

woosters are good an they fit while you wait most of the time 8)

[Guest nigelf]

BFM in shipley (where Allan Jeffries used to be) also do ride in ride out and have good prices.

Nigel

[Guest]

BFM in shipley (where Allan Jeffries used to be) also do ride in ride out and have good prices. Nigel

 

Eee I'm slow on the uptake... Didn't realise they were in Jefferies old gaff..

Bought my first bike from there Kwak H100....

Eee... back in the day......... OOPS....

Caught in a time-warp again

[Chrissb6]

Don't forget after tighting everything up, to pump up the brakes, its not a nice feeling having the lever coming back to bars and not being able to stop

[Guest]

Don't forget after tighting everything up, to pump up the brakes, its not a nice feeling having the lever coming back to bars and not being able to stop

 

lol ask stu_m about that after he did his brakes.........and hurtled at silly speed into the garage, nearing the back of my ninja

[Stu]

yeah had wheels off to do front tyre pushed pads back and forgot to pump them back up before been lazy and riding bike in the garage at silly speed

hit the front brake and it just came back to the bar

good job the back brake worked

[cyberwolf]