Boatman,
The method I described above is the one I used for many years on my Dyna's, where it worked like a charm. Unfortunately, I shot off my big mouth in response to your question after assuming it would work the same on an e-glide. I just came in from checking a little more closely on my SEEG, and FR8TRN is correct - the swingarm on the e-glide will contact the trans housing before you could drop the axle low enough to fully clear the mufflers. So it looks like the mufflers have to come off. I would still remove the shock bolts, however, to make it easier to raise or lower the wheel as required to clear the bag supports. Sorry about the original erroneous reply.
It was so easy to pull the rear wheel using my "remove the shock bolt" method on the Dyna that I used to do it at least once and sometimes twice a year, to thoroughly inspect and clean the wheel and inside the fender, etc., even when I didn't need a new tire. Now with the e-glide, it looks like I'll just be waiting until new tire time. BTW - I always removed my wheels in the past and took them to the dealer to have the new tires installed and balanced, but the last time I did this I ran into a "change in policy" at a couple of the local dealers. The story went like this: "Due to liability concerns, we no longer mount tires unless we also remount the wheels to the bike." One place refused to mount the tires even after I offered to sign a waiver; the second place relented and mounted the tires for me. Anyone else run into this sort of BS?
Jerry
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Topic: Labor cost to mount tire (Read 2212 times)