yamaha tri-moto front wheel removal

[kawaboy-zx12r]

has anyone took the front wheel off a tri moto? i have ytm200 and my new front tire came yesterday, just wondering if its an easy job? i replaced the front tire on my streetbike the other day and it was easy, the whole axle just slid out. will the ytm be about the same? Thanks, Dennis

[muthey]

it should, you remove the brake cable and unbolt the axle then lightly tap on the end of the axle with a drift until it is about 3- 4 inches out and you can grab it it with your hand and pull it out.

[El Camexican]

Super simple to remove the wheel providing the front end is raised off the ground. The hard part is changing the tire. Do yourself a favor and completely remove the front brake cable from the drum first as the drum needs to come off with the wheel.

[kawaboy-zx12r]

awesome thanks for the info, my front tire is still holding air fine...but its got some dry rot around the sides, jsut dont want it to blow out at the wrong time (out away from home). will probably change it after the 4th of july. trailpro

[kawaboy-zx12r]

do you think it would be ok to just stand it straight up, resting on the grab bar? or could oil get in my airbox or something?

[El Camexican]

Just block, or jack up the front of the engine a few inches. You don't want to wrestle with that wheel 4 feet in the air with the front end swinging side to side. I can't remember if oil leaks into the air box when you stand them like that. I want to say, yes and that fuel leaks too.

[kawaboy-zx12r]

Just block, or jack up the front of the engine a few inches. You don't want to wrestle with that wheel 4 feet in the air with the front end swinging side to side. I can't remember if oil leaks into the air box when you stand them like that. I want to say, yes and that fuel leaks too.

ok thanks for the info, i will just put it up on blocks or something, just thought it would be easier to have the wheel at hand height and standing up working on it. Thanks again, Dennis

[El Camexican]

Just imagine pulling down hard to un-wedge the wheel if it gets hung up while stood up on the bar. You're skirude if you're alone.

[emmie357]

I just prop them up on a milk crate or 5 gallon bucket.

[kawaboy-zx12r]

Super simple to remove the wheel providing the front end is raised off the ground. The hard part is changing the tire. Do yourself a favor and completely remove the front brake cable from the drum first as the drum needs to come off with the wheel.

wow, you were right, the wheel came off easy anf the tire came off pretty easy.....but i am having one hell of a hard time getting the new one on...is there any tricks? the new tire wants to collapse when i kneel on it, so it seems like i have to put both sides on at once, this sux, i am sweating like a pig and havent made ANY progress in getting it mounted.

[Trike_crazy]

I've used a ratchet strap around the tire to help get the bead close. Also if you can take the valve core out it will help the air flow into the tire faster. It takes some patience but ive become pretty good at seating beads.

[kawaboy-zx12r]

i just cant get it on the rim:(

[Trike_crazy]

It is pretty hard to fight tires onto 8 inch wheels. Im used to doing 2 pc honda wheels. Worst case scenario take it to the local tire place and pay the fee to have the tire mounted. Other then that use some dish soap to lube the bead of the tire and wheel and it might help to have a buddy to hold the wheel while you work the tire on

[ironchop]

Go one bead on the rim at a time. The wheel probably has an offset dip in the middle. Put one side of the tire onto the side of the rim where the dip is closest to. Lube it with dish soap.the first side will go on pretty easy but the second side of the tire will require a bar to.work around the wheel while you use your knee to hold one side still on the rim......just go one side of tire at a time onto the side of the wheel where the offset is closest to the wheel side or you will fight it for a year!!!

[ironchop]

Your knee will hold that side down far enough to go into that offset dip which makes it possible to squeeze the tire on with a bar......its hard to describe in text.

[kawaboy-zx12r]

you know whats really a bummer too? i thought i either had to buy a new tire or put a tube in the old dry rotted tire. well, when i started removing the old tire from the rim i saw that there was already a tube in there (previous owner didnt tell me)... so all this sweating and cursing and throwing tire irons across the yard was for nothing really. i am going to see if my friends at the tire shop will put my new tire on the rim in the morn.

[El Camexican]

Getting ATV tires off rims sucks. Now that I'm not poor I take them to the local tire shop and get them popped off for $5.00 bucks.

Now about these tubes. I never used tubes in my trike tires in the 80's but when I rebuilt my YTM I wanted to use the old rear tires , but the beads were nasty so I bought tubes. On ride # one I tore both stems off, so I bought Ultra $upper Heavy duty tube$ and promptly ripped them up too, so I bought new tires and went tubless. Anyone know what I did wrong? I recall both sets had threaded stems.

[kawaboy-zx12r]

well, i took the tire and rim over to the tire shop where a couple of my friends work, it took them about 2 minutes to put the tire on and i paid $5..... i wish i would have done that in the first place instead of cussin and sweatin....but its all good now.