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Post by crawdad on May 10, 2013 11:50:42 GMT -5
I had a surprise this morning to find mynew rear tire is low, seems it may be a slow leak. It has never been of the drive as yet !Possibly the valve stem ? This is a 50 cc scoot,if that matters .
Any suggestions on removing the tire? I am sure some of you have had this problem !
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Post by millsc on May 10, 2013 12:18:33 GMT -5
rear tire isnt hard to remove if you have the right tools crowbars and spray silicone help alot, if its a t3 its a pain, gotta remove the valve stem and flaten it to get it on or off
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Post by ramblinman on May 10, 2013 12:19:53 GMT -5
i'd get a bucket of soapy water and find where it is leaking first. you might beable to repair it without taking the tire off.
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Post by chihuahuas on May 10, 2013 13:45:39 GMT -5
u can change the valve stem on the bike with a c-clamp. Youtube it.
For me I run inner tubes. They are great. Unless you get a flat, Ha Ha
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Post by xxwoodmanxx on May 10, 2013 21:41:59 GMT -5
I just did it today on mine, to get my tire balanced. I took it completely off from just the swingarm side, never having to touch the CVT side. My order? - Remove C-clip on axle and remove axle nut (I put a pistol Clamp on the rear brake lever to hold the wheel still) - Remove rear brake caliper - Remove lower bolts on bottom of both shocks and let the motor/swingarm swing down freely - Remove both bolts on swingarm off of motor and wiggle that sucker outta there) - Remove rear wheel - Don't forget to remove rear brake disc before having tire changed.  |
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Post by crawdad on May 10, 2013 23:15:36 GMT -5
[replyingto=xxwoodmanxx]xxwoodmanxx[/replyingto]Thanks woodman .Two questions however .Which side is swing arm side ? Left or right ?
DO both shocks need to be free?
On this scoot it looks like I will have to remove the muffler and the bracket that holds the muffler . There does not seem to be anything else in the way after I would remove the axle nut .From what I see ,there is the brake drum on the right side of wheel and nothing else that I can see that would be in the way.
As I have never taken one of these wheels off before ,it really looks like a removal of a car wheel. It looks like it can be removed after the muffler is off ,but I am sure it is more complicated then that.
I will follow your instructions ,but if you would answer my two questions it sure would help.
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Post by crawdad on May 10, 2013 23:23:28 GMT -5
[replyingto=millsc]millsc[/replyingto]Hey millsc. Thanks for your answer .Can you be a little more specific about the crowbar .On this scoot it looks like if the muffler and the muffler bracket are removed ,there is just a axle nut to be removed.The isn't anything else in the way.Does that make sense to you?
It really looks to easy for a Chinese scooter and if i Make a mistake in this town , there isn't any place I can take it to .I just don't want to make any mistakes ! I will replace the valve stem at the same time if I do have to remove the wheel,but before ,I will do as one of the guys suggested and that is to look for a valve stem leak or a rim leak. Thanks
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Post by bwader on May 10, 2013 23:50:29 GMT -5
Make sure the VALVE CORE is in the valve stem snug.
If you have good tread and just want to fix the air leak you can use a C-Clamp and clamp the tire together on the valve stem end.
You can replace the whole valve stem this way, just be careful not to loose the bulb part of the valve stem inside the tire.
When you replace the valve stem you can push the rubber bulb part inward and pull the other side with pliers.
I did this when my P.O.S. stock tire stem cracked and leaked air to the point it broke off when I wiggled it.
There are lots of videos of people replacing tires on utube where they remove the muffler, swing arm and then the wheel nut to get the rear wheel off.
The tire plug repair kit is a life saver and money saver. I had a screw in my tire on my car and just roughed it and plugged it and my tires haven't lost any air. Saved money on having to get a new tire. I haven't had to do it on my scooter though
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Post by onewheeldrive on May 10, 2013 23:59:50 GMT -5
I took, what was a sharp knife, and cut the beads enough to where I got the tire off. I was so mad and frustrated that I was getting the job done that night. Not recommended, unless you want to spend 45 minutes sawing(and snipping). Called my dad up late at night, probably was laughing at what a noob I was--- to get the new tire on. Then I rode a mountain bike to the gas station and filled the new one up, after the surgery was over. Get all the laughs out now, because I only share stuff like that on special occasions.... it took me probably 2 hours. Don't ask me for advice about tire removal.  |
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Post by crawdad on May 11, 2013 0:20:29 GMT -5
[replyingto=onewheeldrive]onewheeldrive[/replyingto]Hey onewheeldrive. It sounds like you have the same luck as I do when I do project. I might take a couple of days to do a job that should only take a couple of hours.
I will let you know how this tire removal works out. Wish me luck .
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Post by onewheeldrive on May 11, 2013 0:41:08 GMT -5
Yeah sometimes. Sometimes it helps having an extra pair of hands. Surprised my screwdrivers, Wallyworld special, didn't break when trying to remove the tire. Plus, prying the tire off the metal rim wasn't too pleasing. The metal isn't the hardest.
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Post by crawdad on May 11, 2013 0:50:18 GMT -5
[replyingto=onewheeldrive]onewheeldrive[/replyingto]HEY GOT A FEW MINUTES TO COME UP AND GIVE ME A HAND.MAYBE BETWEEN THE TWO OF US WE COULD GET THE JOB DONE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS
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Post by onewheeldrive on May 11, 2013 0:54:12 GMT -5
I took me 2 hours the hard way.  |
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Post by crawdad on May 11, 2013 11:46:13 GMT -5
[replyingto=millsc]millsc[/replyingto]Hi millsc .I see you are on line so I will try to get to you. You mentioned a crowbar and silicone to remove tire .Can you explain? Do you have some simple way to remove rear tire that I might be able to use. Iam open to all advice
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Post by millsc on May 11, 2013 12:17:27 GMT -5
Take the tire off remove the valve stem i spray the tire with silicone spray and pry it on and off with two crowbars
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