Removal of a back wheel

[Mattastic]

My back tyre is balder than a balding bald thing and needs replacing. My local bike mechanic will fit me the tyre for a fiver but will charge a lot more if the wheel is attached to the bike (obviously because of the work involved)

So to my question, how easy is it to remove the rear wheel and what tools will I need? The bike is a GS125 if that helps.
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[McJamweasel]

Very easy - a spanner(or ratchett and appropriate sized socket) or 2 and some elbow grease.

Oh - and some actual grease to put on the axle when you put it back in.
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[robbiehall]

If your bike uses a split pin to secure the axle nut you will need one of those, and as previously mentioned the right size socket.
Various manufs use diff methods, but basically if you slacken off the chain adjusters both sides, undo the axle nut, keep a note of how the wheel spacers are arranged and perhaps have a length of dowel to push the axle through, you'll be OK.
Reassembly is, in the best Haynes manual tradition, the reverse of disassembly.
It is a popular bike show competition - remove and refit the rear wheel of a dirt bike against the clock.
Perhaps you might try it at home and take the opportunity to clean the hard-to-reach-bits of the swinging arm and rear suspension, maybe even refilling the grease nipples on your swing arm pivot......

Cheers
Rob
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[Panther]

should be easy enough, but the fiddley bit may be getting the drum brake drum off....taking your time is the key. Is there is someone with some more experiance to help you?..
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[craigT19]

Take out the split pin, get the right size spanner and undo the main nut, slide the wheel forward and remove the chain (rest this on a rag or something to stop it getting covered in shit).

now as for the drum...on my honda XL125 i did this.

On the drug your see a small lever thats conected to the brake cable, then to the drum. on the bit that joins the drum your see lots of teeth (on the inside of the lever) get a screw or something and scratch a line right across the lever...and the "nipple" its gripping. (this will help you later)

somewhere on this will be a small bolt, or an allen key type screw..or even just a screw , undo this and the lever will some straight off.

you now have a free back wheel

when you put it back together (this is were the line u scratched is handy) simply put the lever in the exact position it was in when you took it off, this will mean you don't have to fiddle with the brake drum.

Regards
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[Mattastic]