First of all, I'm really tired of all the links not working anymore. There is stuff I know I read several months ago that is now gone. When is admin going to fix this stuff? Is it lost forever?
Anyway -I am tired of paying the man 50 extra bucks to remove and reinstall my front tire when I get a new one mounted. So I finally got around to taking it off today. It's just one of those things that I've never done.
So I crank on the axle bolt and nothing happens. not wanting to strip a bolt/nut as has happened this week with another member, I quit. Then upon closer inspection, I see pinch bolts.
So I just want to confirm -If I want to remove the tire and leave the brake discs on etc, all I need to do is:
Remove fork protectors
Loosen pinch bolts (or do I remove them?)
Remove axle bolt from right side
Pull out axle
Drop tire down and remove
Questions -
When I remove axle, other than inspecting it for unusual wear (bearings going out etc) and rolling it to ensure it's still straight, is there anything else I need to check?
Will the brake discs slide easily out of the calipers/pads, or is there anything I should do first?
Do I need to stick something between the pads (piece of wood, screwdriver) so that they don't slowly close together on me, thus making it a pain to reinstall the tire while trying to slide the discs back between the pads?
Is the axle bolt torque 55 ft/lbs?
What's the torque on the pinch bolts?
Blue locktite go anywhere?
Thanks for the help guys.
Anyway -I am tired of paying the man 50 extra bucks to remove and reinstall my front tire when I get a new one mounted. So I finally got around to taking it off today. It's just one of those things that I've never done.
So I crank on the axle bolt and nothing happens. not wanting to strip a bolt/nut as has happened this week with another member, I quit. Then upon closer inspection, I see pinch bolts.
So I just want to confirm -If I want to remove the tire and leave the brake discs on etc, all I need to do is:
Remove fork protectors
Loosen pinch bolts (or do I remove them?)
Remove axle bolt from right side
Pull out axle
Drop tire down and remove
Questions -
When I remove axle, other than inspecting it for unusual wear (bearings going out etc) and rolling it to ensure it's still straight, is there anything else I need to check?
Will the brake discs slide easily out of the calipers/pads, or is there anything I should do first?
Do I need to stick something between the pads (piece of wood, screwdriver) so that they don't slowly close together on me, thus making it a pain to reinstall the tire while trying to slide the discs back between the pads?
Is the axle bolt torque 55 ft/lbs?
What's the torque on the pinch bolts?
Blue locktite go anywhere?
Thanks for the help guys.