Thank you for demystifying taking off the rear wheel on a Guzzi. This is the first time I own one so I thought I would have to go the dealer to replace my tires. Now I can just take the wheels to my neighborhood mechanic / friend and save a lot of money. Thank you!
Only found your channel a couple of days ago. I was watching another owner who had the exact same issue of a poor weld on the sump guard socket. I ordered my unit today and put in with the order that i wanted that i wanted that socket rewelded by dealer prior to my acceptance.
Very well shown how to remove/reassemble the rear wheel..... , but - why didn't you clean all the rust, didn't lube all the parts, and didn't check the bearings ??!! ⁉⁉🤔🤔
THanks for stopping by. THe Video wasn't about those, It was about a simple Tyre change & what it would take to show people that it isn't that scary. renebeland4837 comment below is a testament to why I did the video.
Tiny squirt of ACF 50 here and there (not too much just a rub from the tip of your finger on the rusty parts) would really make that whole job a lot easier.
It worked and no damage but sans centerstand I always opted for a block of wood under the engine block/crankcase. Seems safer. Thanks for the vid. Wheel removal seems easy enough.
Interesting, I didn't remove that forward pin or the caliper on mine, when I removed the back wheel. Perhaps it's because I have a centre stand fitted?
@@garyheap3780 That is interesting. I found the wheel seemed to move to the left about 1" so it disengaged with the Kush bushings. I also as you saw in the video thought I would not have to remove it... Having the centre stand would make the job a bit easier.
Man. You have to clean up the rust and lube things up before you put it back together. And then the over torque of your axle. Once the torque wrench clicks, you stop. First 2 turns and I could hear the click, then you would continue to turn it.
Thank you for demystifying taking off the rear wheel on a Guzzi. This is the first time I own one so I thought I would have to go the dealer to replace my tires. Now I can just take the wheels to my neighborhood mechanic / friend and save a lot of money.
Thank you!
@@renebeland4837 You're Welcome. This is why I try and make them, because it's the exact same reason I wanted to figure it out.
Only found your channel a couple of days ago.
I was watching another owner who had the exact same issue of a poor weld on the sump guard socket.
I ordered my unit today and put in with the order that i wanted that i wanted that socket rewelded by dealer prior to my acceptance.
Very well shown how to remove/reassemble the rear wheel..... , but - why didn't you clean all the rust, didn't lube all the parts, and didn't check the bearings ??!! ⁉⁉🤔🤔
THanks for stopping by.
THe Video wasn't about those, It was about a simple Tyre change & what it would take to show people that it isn't that scary.
renebeland4837 comment below is a testament to why I did the video.
Between the caliper and the spacer should also be a separate washer.
Tiny squirt of ACF 50 here and there (not too much just a rub from the tip of your finger on the rusty parts) would really make that whole job a lot easier.
@@jamesfairmind2247 I rubbed a thin layer of copper grease off camera on the drive lugs..
No way I would lift a motorcycle using the exhaust pipe as a jack point.
@@joep2177 been doing it this way 35yrs, if the bikes didn't have a center stand
It worked and no damage but sans centerstand I always opted for a block of wood under the engine block/crankcase. Seems safer. Thanks for the vid. Wheel removal seems easy enough.
Where was this video yesterday when I was taking off my rear wheel brah
@@NabGer 🤣🤣
Interesting, I didn't remove that forward pin or the caliper on mine, when I removed the back wheel. Perhaps it's because I have a centre stand fitted?
@@garyheap3780 That is interesting. I found the wheel seemed to move to the left about 1" so it disengaged with the Kush bushings. I also as you saw in the video thought I would not have to remove it... Having the centre stand would make the job a bit easier.
@@garyheap3780that's what I would have thought due to it being more vertical.
Man. You have to clean up the rust and lube things up before you put it back together. And then the over torque of your axle. Once the torque wrench clicks, you stop. First 2 turns and I could hear the click, then you would continue to turn it.
@@gregorbabic7664 the first 2 clicks weren't actually the torque wrench kicking in. It was the nut sticking and letting go.