Rear wheel removal tool

[Jonesy]

Heres version 2, knocked it up while the AFL grand final was on.
Just needs a mini "D" shackle for the drive side and some sort of lever

[Jonesy]

Hey Fred
I've got my own sheep to crutch and fences to fix
to be honest, it took me longer to do the post than time in the shed.
It raining today so I'll be tinkering some more this arvo

[Fred]

Mate,

it's very satisfying when you've done a job like this from scratch but by christ you must have some spare time on your hands.
Want to come and drive a tractor for a few weeks or crutch a couple of thousand daggy lambs?

[Jonesy]

Started my next little project today and that be the home made wire rope tool for lifting the swingarm for the axle to clear the muffler.

I started by splicing a short length of wire rope with an eye at each end, sort of like a minature lifting sling. This was to go around the drive side shock mount to do the same job as the half moon steel bit in the original kit



Plus I had a bundle of these turnbuckle thingos I bought at a field day years ago and had been waiting for a job.



so for a bit of a test run before I made one for the right hand side



So the idea was too take up all the strain and start compressing the shocks and when I ran out of adjustment fit the right hand side one to lift the swingarm even further to give the axle heaps of clearance over the muffler.

I was using a stubby screwdriver in the turnbuckle and it was starting to get pretty heavy to keep turning when I noticed the eyelet on the turn buckle start to spread with the strain

Note the eyelet spread open



So now its back to the drawing board. If I go to a next size up turnbuckle it will be to big to fit in the side cover.
So I've got another Idea that will more closely resemble the original, but with more adjust ment to give the shocks more compression than the original tool

[Jonesy]

Thanks Fellas
After the rack is finished, I'm gunna make one of an alternative design using a turnbuckle and some other assorted bits. I'll put some pics up when its done.

[Eveready1100]

And the cable looks like........................

[Stout]

Well there you go...

Now I know what those hooks on the rear subframe and swing arm are for.

[Brian]

These are them.
Click the pics for more info

and

[Jonesy]

send us your new contact info when you get settled in
 we can do the tool and colourtune with one stone.

[Aussiexs11]

Ive got one mate, you are welcome to copy it.
We will have to catch up soon, Ive left the pwr stns now, but will still be local.

[Jonesy]

Does anyone have one of those wire rope tools that were/is stored under the L.H. side cover. I'd like to either buy one or borrow one to copy. To tell you the truth I've never actually seen one in the metal
With the likelyhood of getting a replica 4-2 exhaust made for my bike I figure I'm going to need one to raise the swingarm/compress the rear suspension to get the axle out.
Even just  some pics and dimensions would help.

Thanks
Jonesy