Rear tire nut

[pinkhabl]

My rear tire is flat so i tried removing the nut to get the wheel off on my 86 honda spree but it won't come off. Anyone have any tips for removing it? I put penetrating oil on it a few times but no give.
Thanks

[pinkhabl]

Or is it possible to remove the tube without removing the rim?

[OneBulletDan]

Impact wrench works great, but a 2x2 chunk of wood, a socket wrench, and a really long cheater pipe works fine, too.
They are on there tight. Don`t be afraid to put some major reefing on it.

[fatcharlie]

If you have an impact gun, you can zip it off really easily... if not, it shouldn't be any tighter than a lugnut on a car (its spec'd at 72 ft-lb max on an Aero)

Tighten your rear brake up through the adjuster to make sure it locks, then apply the parking brake. You can have someone sit on it to make sure that the bike doesn't move, the try taking it off.

If you're using a ratchet to take it off, you can smack it with a dead blow or a mallet a bunch of times, this acts like an impact gun. Or use a cheater bar.

Once its off, you can clean the threads up on the axle with a brass bristle brush... you could also put a little bit of anti-seize on the threads. Be sure to torque it down afterwards.

[speedy25]

Yes it is possible to remove the tube with wheel installed but its a headache. You do what you can!

-SP

[OneBulletDan]

It can be a bear to get off, but it`s not impossible. Eaisest way is with a friend, the bigger the better. I had the wife set on my Met, hold both brakes, and I still moved the scooter. Finally wound up with her doing the same and a 2X2 a couple of feet long jambed between the mag`s spokes, a breaker bar and a four foot chunk of pipe over the handle. Came off real easy.

[pinkhabl]

Thanks for your help. Still unable to get it off tho. next bet is gonna be to find a bigger bar and a new socket wrench as i broke the last one..... haha. Never had so much trouble getting a bolt of in my life.... Still haven't lost hope though!

[ragtop89]

Try a pipe wrench yet?

[wiguy05]

[OneBulletDan]

Wish ya lived close. We`d have it off in a hearbeat.

[ute]

and as the other guys have said a 2x2 through the spokes so it locks the wheel in place

[motormike]

Just removed rear wheel from Elite 80.
My 18 volt impact failed completely, with a somewhat stale battery.
My neighbor sitting on the bike holding the brakes and 1/2" drive breaker bar finally did the deed.

[fatcharlie]

Heat up the fastener with a torch, get it hot (Not too hot)... let it cool and then do it a couple more times.

You may end up wrecking the nut if its a nylock, but you'll probably cause a few heat/cooling cycles that will help loosen up any rust or loctite that may be on it...

Once you get it off, clean the threads with a brass brush and put on a new nylock nut with a little bit of anti-sieze on the threads.

[Bear45-70]

Heat up the fastener with a torch, get it hot (Not too hot)... let it cool and then do it a couple more times.

You may end up wrecking the nut if its a nylock, but you'll probably cause a few heat/cooling cycles that will help loosen up any rust or loctite that may be on it...

Once you get it off, clean the threads with a brass brush and put on a new nylock nut with a little bit of anti-sieze on the threads.

Heat is not a good idea. There are seals on the shaft and heating the shaft when heating the nut is a bad idea.

[fastplastic]

I agree I have the cordless 18volt works without any issues... you should think long and hard about it... 3 nuts on that bike that will always kick your * the nut on the crank, clutch, and rear wheel...