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Water Warrior 2 · 03-17-2010, 02:28 AM

Be very careful with the axle spacers. Take a good look before pulling it apart. It is possible to get spacers in backwards on some bikes. Can't remember about the GZ but I did smoke all the bearings in my Vstrom rear wheel with a backwards spacer.
Oh, and wrap some velcro around the front brake. It will help stabalize the bike when you jack it up.

03-17-2010, 02:28 AM	#6
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: take rear wheel off for tire change ...new owner Be very careful with the axle spacers. Take a good look before pulling it apart. It is possible to get spacers in backwards on some bikes. Can't remember about the GZ but I did smoke all the bearings in my Vstrom rear wheel with a backwards spacer. Oh, and wrap some velcro around the front brake. It will help stabalize the bike when you jack it up.
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