Rear wheel removal - No as easy as one might think

[maciekmaciek19]

This is another of my problems with my NC35.
I had both wheels powder coated. Installed the rear and it stayed there for good.
Basically the 4 mounting points on the wheel (holes that go over those 4 pins on the hub) got a bit tighter as the paint covered them inside.
It was easy to force it in (the nut has done it's work), now it seems impossible to remove.
There is not much access there, and I tried wood and hammer, screw driver levers, brute force of different kinds including kicking the wheel and my favourite - riding with the wheel nut loose!
I don't think there is another genius here that made the same mistake when fitting the wheel but maybe you guys have any idea how to take that bloody wheel off?
The reason is I need to replace the valve...

[viper_biker]

Well, wasn't thaat silly LOL

Just keep at it, it will eventually come loose. Careful not to damage the rim, but you may need to get it re-powdercoated.

[maciekmaciek19]

Thanks for giving me some hope :) Really need it here.
Can you recommend any good method? Or maybe a tool that would fit in between the rim centre and the hub and kind or extract/push off the wheel off the 4 pins?
I should add that I have already spent about 6 hours trying to remove it!

[Spike16]

i had a very similar problem a couple of days ago, only in my case the metal on the pins had corroded into the wheel, from the back of the wheel get the biggest hammer you have and a metal drift and put it inside one of the metal spokes, give it a big wack, turnt he wheels half a turn do it again then turn quarter turn do it again and then half turn (work it off like that, if you just wack away at one point it wont come off because of the 4 pins)

it worked on mine and didnt leave a mark, chipped the paint but thats why i did it inside the spoke and my wheels need painting so that didnt matter.

good luck, and make sure when you wacking away if the bikes on a rear paddock stand you dont wack it off the stand (almost did that on mine but realised just before i did lol )

[hunter]

get a hot air gun, slowly heat up the wheel around the hub.(there is no rush)
back to the hammer and block of wood.and it should come off.

[wullvfr]

just keep trying with the rubber mallet......
keep turning the wheel and hit away at different parts.....don't be scared to ise brute force but be careful and make sure you do not damage the rim or mark your powdercoated wheel!!!!!!



william

[DAC]

Basically the 4 mounting points on the wheel (holes that go over those 4 pins on the hub) got a bit tighter as the paint covered them inside.

If had a newly painted wheel, I wouldn't be whacking it with anything. Why not undo the bolts which hold the dowel pins onto the hub? I know this is possible on the NC30 as I have experimented with fitting the VFR750 rear wheel. As I remember, the heads of the bolts come into contact with the hub casing / brake hanger circlip before they are completely unthreaded and I levered each bolt & dowel forward in turn, a bit at a time. If you manage to get this far, once the wheel is off, you will be able to draw each dowel pin out of the wheel without too much effort. Of course, it may be that the wheel is also stuck on the end of the axle itself, but there is only an overlap of a few millimeters at this point. Good Luck.

Regards,

Dave.

[maciekmaciek19]

Hey Dave, I tried that also. Cant seem to get the bolts out though as there is not enough space before they touch the hub casing...
I'll get back on it tonight.
Thanks

[hannakournikova]

i ended up using a large flat headed screwdrivers between the 2 surfaces and seperating.
granted that mine werent freshly powdercoated, but still very tight!

[maciekmaciek19]

i ended up using a large flat headed screwdrivers between the 2 surfaces and seperating.
granted that mine werent freshly powdercoated, but still very tight!

How in the name of Lord did you fit anything there? There is no space, no access...