Posted by Richard fssnoc#4368(Ks) on June 17, 2003 at 22:11:13:
In Reply to: Re: Best way to remove the Savage rear tire posted by Max on June 17, 2003 at 02:33:11:
Max/Matt/David - Well, I did it, but if a flat should happen to me on the road after what it takes to do this job i'm afraid I would just leave it on the side of the road to pick up later - if it was still there. I do have a lift, so my process involved the bike raised. Without a manual, I just tried to think my way through. I removed the shocks. I removed the front belt pulley guard. I unscrewed the front of the belt guard so it would tip up and off of the rear belt pulley. I then removed the rear axle holding the swing arm up by blocking under the tire to keep the axle bolt from damaging/scratching my SuperTrapp. I left the wheel tightening locators as is and just removed them as the bolt/axle was removed. As the saying goes, install in reverse order. Sounds better than it works. Put the tire back on before putting the left side shock on. WRONG! Got it to work that way but had to grind off a flat on the bolt before it would go through the belt pulley. Just didn't want to take it all apart again late at nite. No harm done, can't tell, and I actually think this made the job easier. Still quite a project to undertake at 9:00 PM. It delayed my evening ride till 11:30. Oh, forgot to mention on the reinstall, I backed off the belt tightener bolt 50 flats to make hitting the hole with the axle easier and then re-tightened it. Hope this helps someone else in the future.