How do you remove the rear wheel,,,

Leeroy Jenkins · Post by **Leeroy Jenkins** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:57 am

Without taking off the muffler???

I have been trying for the past hour and a half.

Whisky Tango Foxtrot?

Any ideas?

Or am I just going to have to take off this muffler?

Seems like a lot to remove the rear wheel.

07 bud

~Lee

(putting on some new rubbers, Michelin S1's!)

kazoo · Post by **kazoo** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:16 am

Yankee Sierra'd

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:36 am

It may seem like a lot to remove the muffler to get the rear wheel off. But if you'd removed the muffler, you probably wouldn't have spent an hour and a half trying to do it.

lou76 · Post by **lou76** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:42 am

just do it, dude...

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:45 am

i have a couple ideas but they all involve a plasma cutter

tunseeker1 · Post by **tunseeker1** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:01 pm

Well first ya gotta disconnect the horn wire and flip the scoot on its back like a bicycle

r0sa · Post by **r0sa** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:27 pm

when i took mine off, i removed the muffler, i tried to find a way to remove the wheel without taking it off but it seemed impossible

iloveducks11 · Post by **iloveducks11** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:51 pm

Pull the exhaust pipe. Be careful not to damage that gasket when unbolting the the pipe from the motor.

SScooterG · Post by **SScooterG** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 9:56 pm

what's a gasket??

kazoo · Post by **kazoo** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:00 pm

SScooterG wrote:what's a gasket??

Hmmm, don't asket.

MikieTaps · Post by **MikieTaps** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:11 pm

A thin piece of material used to seal two connecting parts, ie... the exhaust gasket seals the area between the exhaust pipe and the motor... kind of like caulk that you would line around a window, excpet it is not a liquid or gel that hardens...

andgosun · Post by **andgosun** » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:44 pm

Just put Michlin S-1 tires front and back on my Buddy yesterday. Front - I had the remove the brake caliper. Now I have a minor squeek I have to locate. Back - I had to remove the Muffler AND the Muffler support bracket. I did mark the brake drum where the valve stem was so the remount went back exactly as it came off. Hopefully with the S-1 tires, I'll never have to remove them again. Yes, there is a small round gasket about 1 1/4" in diameter and 1/8" thick that fits into a recess of the exhaust pipe. I am very pleased with the S-1 tires, very smooth, balanced and corners very good.

Leeroy Jenkins · Post by **Leeroy Jenkins** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:52 pm

Yep had to remove the boat anchor (pipe) to get the wheel off.

Just slapped on a new set of s1's I let yall know how i like them.

~Lee

louie · Post by **louie** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:22 pm

i just had the back tire changed and noticed mathew took off the muffler first. hydrolic (is that the right term? )tools are your friend.

Leeroy Jenkins · Post by **Leeroy Jenkins** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:25 pm

maybe the word you are looking for is pneumatic?

louie · Post by **louie** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:44 pm

pneumatic, yes
that's why you are the expert and i have a kickass machanic.