Just undertaken the same job of removing the rear wheel on my 2000 year GL1500 SE. I encountered the same issue that you had with the splined coupling not freeing off with the wheel. I assume it was the ‘stiction’ of the grease that was holding it in place. It took me a while to work out as to why I could not remove the wheel as it was catching on the drive pins that protrude out from the coupling. It took a bit of doing but eventually I managed to slide the pins into the wheel and this enabled me to remove the wheel from the bike. My tyre choice for the bike was an Avon Cobra Chrome, I also will be fitting a matching Avon tyre to the front wheel as both tyres are old and have numerous cracks on the sidewalls. Regards from Nottingham U.K.
@@Thaddeus.N somebody else did that. I don't have the equipment to balance and so I'm willing to pay the $30 for a mount and balance. Thanks for the comment.
Just undertaken the same job of removing the rear wheel on my 2000 year GL1500 SE. I encountered the same issue that you had with the splined coupling not freeing off with the wheel. I assume it was the ‘stiction’ of the grease that was holding it in place. It took me a while to work out as to why I could not remove the wheel as it was catching on the drive pins that protrude out from the coupling. It took a bit of doing but eventually I managed to slide the pins into the wheel and this enabled me to remove the wheel from the bike. My tyre choice for the bike was an Avon Cobra Chrome, I also will be fitting a matching Avon tyre to the front wheel as both tyres are old and have numerous cracks on the sidewalls. Regards from Nottingham U.K.
Very good job. I may try doing mine. Thanks
You can do it!
How many miles were on that old tire? Got your money out of it! Thanks for the information.
@@marklowrey4694 I would guess it had around 20-25k miles on it. Mostly back roads. The tire was definitely overdue for a change!
Did you mount and balance the tire yourself or have someone else do it for you?
@@Thaddeus.N somebody else did that. I don't have the equipment to balance and so I'm willing to pay the $30 for a mount and balance. Thanks for the comment.