tire change

bluebullitt2003 · Post by **bluebullitt2003** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:59 am

ok so.....im a NOOB at this scooter stuff. give me a car and ill do just fine, but how in the world do you take of the rear tire on an 85' spree. I got the front tire off in about 3 minutes, but the rear......what the *. I whaled on that rear bolt and almost started to strip it so i stopped.....dont want to pay out rageous prices at a shotp to that the tire taken off.

any ideas or is there something im missing?

Mystic · Post by **Mystic** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:02 am

spray it with some multilube or at least some motor oil, place a stick through the rim so that it braces against the engine, put your socket wrench on the nut and get a longer pipe for leverage to try that. do you have an impact wrench?

killerpancake · Post by **killerpancake** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:50 am

i've dealt with some so stuck i had to use an impact And spray lube. I'm sure you're not doing it wrong, they can just get very very stuck.

bluebullitt2003 · Post by **bluebullitt2003** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:15 pm

ok thats what i though. i dont have an impact wrench, and i dont really have any place to put it on a jackstand, so i guess ill get a long * wrench to get that bolt off. Ill hit up autozone tonight and get some penetrating oil, see if we can get that thing loosened up

SuprasNsprees · Post by **SuprasNsprees** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:40 pm

mine came right off , with a short-handled half inch wratchet .

I locked the rear brake, sat both wheels on the ground, got it off all by myself

maybe hit it with some PBblast, if it looks rusty

Mystic · Post by **Mystic** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 12:42 pm

you can do what SuprasnSprees suggests and tap the handle of the socket wrench with a hammer to break it loose, put a little motor oil behind the nut for good measure

bluebullitt2003 · Post by **bluebullitt2003** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:30 pm

how about i just shoot it lol

killerpancake · Post by **killerpancake** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:32 pm

OR... weld it so it never comes off, and sell it. see how * they get.

SuprasNsprees · Post by **SuprasNsprees** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:14 pm

i bet you can change that rear tire , with the wheel still on it

Spree<3 · Post by **Spree<3** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:26 pm

Mine was stuck too. Tried all the above suggestions (other than shooting it or welding/selling

) and ended up having to cut it off. I have an impact driver... all that did was strip the nut. Good luck

bluebullitt2003 · Post by **bluebullitt2003** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:43 pm

d***, i hope i dont have to cut it off, that would really chafe my * lol

SuprasNsprees · Post by **SuprasNsprees** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 2:55 pm

bluebullitt2003 wrote:d***, i hope i dont have to cut it off, that would really chafe my * lol

using a 19mm socket , correct ?

bluebullitt2003 · Post by **bluebullitt2003** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:03 pm

i was using a 17mm socket, that is the one that fit the current bolt on it

mousewheels · Post by **mousewheels** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:44 pm

When you put the axle nut back on, put a little muscle on it too. Torque is 47-58 ft/lbs. Peak reading matches the torque of a Geo Metro engine

martynkim · Post by **martynkim** » Wed Sep 21, 2011 10:42 pm

6 foot fence post on a ratchet and a friend to keep it on the nut.

Good Luck I use an impact.

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