how to get tires off raptor??

jaxraptor · April 10, 2005, 10:01:15 PM

hey guys, i tried to take my front tires off today to grease the bearings and i could not get the tires off??? i removed the cotter pin, nut, washer and spacer, then thought i could pull off the tire?? anybody know what i'm doing wrong??

thnx,
jeff

Flea_Jumper · April 10, 2005, 11:04:08 PM

What do you want to get off, tires or rims and tires?

The rim with the tire on it should practically fall off, trying to take the tires off of the rim is almost impossible. I took mine to the local dealer and he had them off in minutes.

jaxraptor · April 10, 2005, 11:22:11 PM

rims and tires, then should be able to slide bearings off ...right?

Flea_Jumper · April 11, 2005, 07:57:01 AM

After the wheel is off and the nut, washers, and codder pin, the hub should slide off.

??

IT200 · April 11, 2005, 05:54:06 PM

NO!! the tire and rim will come off by taking the 4 lug nuts off. If you want to take the front hub off the spindle to grease the bearings, you must first take off the brake caliper. Because the rotor is attached to the hub that you are trying remove.

jaxraptor · April 11, 2005, 10:28:12 PM

IT200, yeah, that makes since. I'll try again this coming weekend.

thnx
Jeff

4xPlay · April 18, 2005, 11:32:32 PM

Wow I was going to be a smartarse and say take the lug nuts off thinking that,that was obvious and that couldnt be the problem.....but wow.....