rear wheel refitting how ?

[sidewinder]

Seems like a simple task lift up wheel insert spacers and axle do up job done.Fuck no took me nearly 3/4 hour to refit the bloody thing.How the hell are you supposed to lift wheel insert axle and spacers with two hands? .Finaly got it done by balencing wheel on my foot a lifting which caused all mighty cramp .Think i need some bcf tips here

cheers john

[.....]

Sounds like how I go about it

Next time I might whip a trolley jack out and use that.

[Commuter_Tim]

Get bigger shoes?
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I ride a Bandit 600... badly.

[Suntan Sid]

Work out, roughly, the height the wheel needs to be above the ground, then make a wedge out of a block of wood!
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[fatpies]

You simply put the wheel on the toes of your shoes making a best guess, then with one hand keep the wheel stable. With the other hand pushing the spindle in. If it doesn't go in you move your feet inwards closer together lifting the wheel up a bit.
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[delsol]

[sidewinder]

Cheers all.it looks so easy seeing somebody else doing it

[chris-red]

It's easier if the rear calliper is not attached.
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[yen_powell]

I keep two concrete paving blocks in the garage. With these you can position the wheel in exactly the right place and at the right height. Then you can push the axle back in with one hand whilst yawning casually and checking your nails on the remaining hand.
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[bridgedino]

Your doing it the same way I do, just keep practicing.

[Ste]

Go and do it again, you'll be quicker this time.

[Islander]

You could always buy one of these...

https://www.abbastands.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=15

[Ste]

Using that would be cheating.

Balancing the wheel on your foot whilst putting the axle and spacers in is an essential life skill.

[Raffles]

I usually rig-up a ''see-saw'' arrangement using a suitable length of timber and a makeshift fulcrum such as a brick. I place one end of the timber under the rear wheel and I kneel on the other end. The wheel is effortlessly lifted into place and my hands are left free to fit the spindle and spacers etc.
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[sidewinder]

[TheSmiler]

Ok this was on the CG but basically put the axle bolt through the left spacer and then lift the wheel up slightly. The bolt will slide into the wheel then just tap the bolt with a rubber mallet and rest on foot whilst you get the other spacer in position. then push bolt all the way through.

Now you have done that take it all apart again as you forgot the chain tensioner
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[defblade]

I sit cross-legged under the swingarm so I'm resting the wheel on the cross of my legs, and it's easy to reach the axle. Apart from that, just like everyone else. The ABS sensor is a right git to get past the disc if everything's lined up; even the tyre place guy had trouble.
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[jjdugen]

Once again I extoll the virtues of a hoist. If you are servicing your machine on a regular basis, an electric winch fixed to a ceiling support in your garage makes so many jobs so much easier. Picked mine up from Lidl for £25, worth its weight in gold. Use some heavy gauge nylon rope around subframe or headstock to lift and position the bike over front or back wheels. Nice and secure, no toppling over. Makes engine removal a doddle, suspension work too.
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[Acemastr]

I changed the rear pads a while back and it actually took me longer to get the rear wheel back on than changing the pads, i used a WD40 can sideways and my foot to lever it up, took about an hour of swearing and shouting
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[stinkwheel]

Sell your bike. Buy one with a single sided swingarm. Lift the wheel onto the studs, tighten the nuts down.

Otherwise I also sit directly behind the bike, facing the front and lift the wheel into place using a foot. You can also pull the back of the bike down onto the wheel with the wheel on the ground if you have a mainstand.
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[sidewinder]

Today used a few of the tips

1/2 a hour today.Soon be changeing wheels on the tt (not)

[stinkwheel]

I do recall the rear wheel spacers on my KLE500 being a bit of a sod.

I filed a slight chamfer on the outside edge of it where it butts against the chain adjuster which made it easier to move into position at a slight angle rather than having it fall out.
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[chris-red]

I also cover the spacers in grease to give some adhesion to the bearing/seal
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Well, you know what they say. If you want to save the world, you have to push a few old ladies down the stairs.
Skudd:- Perhaps she just thinks you are a window licker and is being nice just in case she becomes another Jill Dando.
WANTED:- Fujinon (Fuji) M42 (Screw on) lenses, let me know if you have anything.

[misscrabstick]

Longish thin plank of wood and a brick, use the plank as a lever and the brick as a height adjuster under the plank to hold it all at the height you want.