Scrambler Getting The Front Wheel Off...

Hi,

Anyone tried removing front wheel from a Street Scrambler?

Mine is sat in my garage with a flat tyre having been recovered there following a flat. Tyre went very flat very quickly so I can't pump and ride to tyre place, need to get wheel off...it has a centre stand I think but the foot plate bit is too low to the floor (only about 5mm gap) to enable me to lower the back of the bike down enough to get the wheel out , and in any case there's only a very small gap between the floor and the rear wheel (not actually tried yet as recovering from foot op). Even if I can get the wheel out I'm pretty sure it won't go back in, unless I guess, I deflate the new/fixed tyre and squeeze it in but not too ken on that idea. My GS has loads of clearance so dead easy to drop the front out but I think the Scrambler will be tricky.

Anyone had to do it and if so how? I'm wondering if I need to get a front paddock stand (already got rear though not yet sure if it will fit the Scrambler). Or one of those lift things that you pop under the frame (after removing the plastic crud guard thing)? Alternatively I guess I could try plugging the tyre myself then riding to tyre shop and if it goes flat half way there call recovery again...

Any advice gratefully received!
Ta
Sean

 

good idea thanks Yorkshireman, I had thought of that but sort of discounted for the reason you mention - the bike is quite difficult to get up on the stand normally, not the easiest thing to use for some reason, so I think it will be harder with wood under, worth a go first through rather than splashing out on a lift.

forgot to ask about torque setting as well...anyone happen to know settings for the spindle, pinch bolts and brake callipers? Thanks.

 

some good ideas there chaps, I have plenty of wood offcuts from a recently laid floor (so they are wide and hence stable) so I might give that a go. That bike jack was the sort of thing I was looking at MickEng, looks like a useful thing to have anyway but I might try the wood and get the jack onto the Christmas present ideas list...

thanks for the torque settings Crispey.

Jonjo, still tempted to try plugging and I think the offending fault is in middle of tyre but it's showing as a roughly 1cm gash on the surface, not sure what the actual hole into the side is like, so I might be on a loser with that one in this situation.

Shame the puncture happened on a Sunday not a weekday else I would have got recovery to take me straight to tyre shop!!

Thanks all. Good to get a load of helpful suggestions rather than the sarcastic unhelpful bs you often get on BMW forum!!

 

to be fair I probably deserve it, sat on my arse recovering from foot op I have had plenty of time to think up solutions but failed to do so instead relying on the experience of others!!

 

which way do I turn the wrench to loosen the bolt, left or right?

 

yes I jest Callumity, though I do sometimes have a heavy hand which results in righty tighty tighty oh...loosey!!!

 

good point, they are spoked though pretty sure it said tubeless on side of tyre, maybe tubeless tyre but with a tube? I am going to try raising bike on wood to get wheel out anyway so it does't matter. If that fails then I will prop the front wheel on a large plank then dig a hole in the garage floor underneath the wheel so that I can drop the wheel down into it