My "extras" list!

[BenBray]

I'm replacing the following on my marauder 125:

Front Pad [With brake bleeding]
Rear Shoes
Chain and Sprockets
Rear Tire

So, In order to do so I need tools and some other stuff.

AFAIK I need the following, what else do I need?

Correct Tools
Copper Grease [back of pads]
Gear Oil [Or some form of lube for the chain and sprockets]
Grease for Rear Axle [Any specific type for this purpose?]
Brake Fluid
Grease for Rear Axle [What kind of grease exactly?]
Some form of tube for bleeding old fluid [Any advice on whats safe?]

Anything else I need guys?

Thanks for any replies,

Ben
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[Biker-Kev]

Fairy liquid for fitting the back wheel
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[BenBray]

Not being funny, but where am I installing this back wheel? The sink?

When it comes to serious issues like bike mechanics, I'd rather not have silly answers - just incase I actually did that and lost my legs in a crash.
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[Bezzer]

[BenBray]

[Bezzer]

Your bike has spoked wheels I believe?, a tubed tyre?? or at least that's the assumption with a spoked wheel. It's the easiest thing in the world to change a tubed tyre once you've got the knack, it's just an enlarged pushbike tyre when all's said and done. It's certainly as simple as changing pads and chain. And simple to use cheap DIY balancers are readily available.
Everyone used to to change their own tyres until tubeless became the norm on bikes, it's not a black art.

You need heavier duty stuff to do tubeless, bead breakers, a compressor etc but manual operated tools are available fairly cheap so you can do it, there are loads of people out there who do their own after buying them cheap mail order.
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[bidman]

[BenBray]

For the sake of buying the tire at the shop and having them fit it and balence it for free [as long as the wheels off the bike] then I'm not fussed about buying tools I'm only going to use once, or maybe twice.

Anyway... I assume the rest of the list is fine and I dont need anything else ^^

Cheers

Ben
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[Gazdaman]

Personally I'd get the tyre fitted by a garage. Although I have done a 125 front tyre myself before it's not simple. And if you get it slightly wrong it handles horribly.

Buy a brake bleeding thing from Halfords, costs about a fiver, will last forever, and is excellent. No messing about with loosen > pump > tighten > release > repeat.

Just put this over the bleep nipple, pump away to your heart's content, (topping up the fluid obviously). Once there are no bubbles in the tube, tighten up and Bob's a male relative.

Copper grease for the rear axle, that stuff works wonders. Put it on the threads of any bolts you're putting back in aswell. Chain and sprockets buy some proper chain lube. Although I've never replaced sprockets, I have replaced 2 chains on 2 bikes, beware! They stretch alot in the first 100 miles. Keep a close eye on them, take it easy over that first stretch, and tension as necessary.

Get a wire brush aswell to clean out the rear drum and the insides of the caliper. Force the pistons of the caliper back into their housing aswell. Give it a good clean.

Gaz

[Biker-Kev]

You clearly state you are fitting your own tire, nowhere does it say you are getting a profensional establishment to do it, so i gave you advice on what you needed. Okay i said wheel but meant tire asbezzer could see.

You really need to get your attitude sorted out mate[/b]
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[stinkwheel]

Latex gloves/barrier cream. You will be getting brake dust, old chain oil and brake fluid on your hands.

Long straight edge/piece of string to align the wheels.

I find spray brake cleaner does a fantastic job of cleaning out your hub/drum and getting all the shite off it before fitting the new sprocket. Also cuts the cleaning time for your calliper in half. Just remember it will blast grease and oil off places it is supposed to be so you will have to put it back on/in.

Remember to put the split link on the right way round.
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[mchaggis]

[BenBray]

Accidental double post - hit quote and not edit
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[BenBray]

[bidman]

If you were that worried about your safety you would get a garage to do it and if you really wanted to know how your bike worked and how to do work on it, you'd find out for yourself
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