JayCam Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 How do I get the back wheel off? I don't seem to have enough slack to get the chain off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Can you not take a joint in the chain out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob. Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 take your pedals off then your cranks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidbarr Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Something I used to do, was take the crank off so you can take the chain off the sprocket. Pretty simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch-119 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Has it got tensioners? if it has back them off, if it hasn't then try pushing the chain off sidways while turning the crank, although I've done it before I don't know if it damages the chain or chainrings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 take your pedals off then your cranks Why take the pedals off? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooo Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I just take the crank off ( get a crank puller / extractor tool ), I've heard that undoing the chain can make it weaker, so shouldn't be done on a regular basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Surely it's just a case of slackening whatever is holding the chain in tension. Then sliding the chain of the rear smaller sprocket and then follow it by taking it off the front sprocket. That should give more than enough slack to slide the wheel out. There's no need to take the cranks off just to remove the back wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Surely it's just a case of slackening whatever is holding the chain in tension. Then sliding the chain of the rear smaller sprocket and then follow it by taking it off the front sprocket. That should give more than enough slack to slide the wheel out. There's no need to take the cranks off just to remove the back wheel. This. Ive never owned a crank extractor and managed fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 That should give more than enough slack to slide the wheel out. There's no need to take the cranks off just to remove the back wheel. yeah but not always, my echo doesn't have enough, so even if you slacken it off completely the chain still wont come off the sprocket, it would if the chain had 1 more link, but obviously you cant just add one link. therefore i have to take my crank off too. and i cant break the chain as im running a moped chain pretty much haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayCam Posted May 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Yeah I still haven't managed to get it off. I think taking the crank off is the only way but I'm not doing that just to replace the snail cam bolts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I think taking the crank off is the only way but I'm not doing that just to replace the snail cam bolts... Well you might as well quit trials with that kind of patience and persistence... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlperkins Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 ^ HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!!! .... that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Taking a crank off takes 5 minutes max... Why not just do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Gething Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Yeah agreed, although if it takes 5 mins to remove his crank, he's doing it wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 13, 2012 Report Share Posted May 13, 2012 Well it's possible, rusty bolt or whatever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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