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CJ750 toolbox |
Removing the rear wheel on a Chang
Jiang by Ross Kowalski |
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Remove the cotter pin... |
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...on the axle nut. |
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Loosen the 19mm axle nut and
washers |
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Remove the bolts to the fender
supports, I have the "BMW style" fender
brackets so I have bolts located at the top of the drive
side plunger, if you have a standard fender bracket it
will be located at the bottom of the drive side plunger. |
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Move the fender up and hold it
there with a wire or bungee cord |
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Loosen the nut on the pinch bolt on
the non-drive side plunger. |
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Put a drift (anything about 6mm in
diameter and big enough you can put some hurt on it) in
the axle hole and twist and pull the axle out of the
bike. |
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Resist the urge to "tap it
through" by hitting the threaded end. If you cannot
pull it through with your hands, prying the drive side up
a little while pulling and twisting the axle out should
help. |
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From the back of the bike, move the
wheel off of the drive splines... |
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...and roll it out from under the
bike. |
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Anytime you have the wheel off the
bike, check the brake shoes. |
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You will notice mine are shiny so I
sanded them with some 100 grit to take the glaze off |
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Putting the wheel back on the
splines. (The wheel I removed had a black rim and the
wheel I put on is chrome. I was swapping for one with a
rounder rim.) The drive plunger is heavier than than the
other plunger. The drive plunger now has the weight of
the wheel on it as well. Result, the drive side plunger
is lower than the non drive side plunger. |
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Raising the wheel and drive side
plunger up will allow the axle to slide in easily. As you
can see from the picture the prying mechanism was pretty
fancy, but you could use almost anything. |
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Raise the wheel and drive side
plunger up until the axle is roughly straight. |
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Again resisting the urge to hammer
anything, push and twist the axle back into place until
the shoulder presses lightly against the bearing. |
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I lined the hole on the axle
vertically because it positioned the cotter pin hole on
the bolt side into a position where I could actually get
a cotter pin in. |
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Tighten the axle nut first, then he
pinchbolt nut. Put the fender back in place and check the
light(s). |
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