What to use instead of a frame jack to lift a motorcycle

Hi Frank:
- Block the diagonally opposite tire.
- Set the parking brake
- Put the transmission in Park or Low gear.
- Set the jack under the frame or body lift point.
- Jack up until tight against lift point
- Remove trim cover if present
- Use wheel nut wrench to loosen nuts. Do not remove nuts.
- Jack up until wheel off ground.
- Remove wheel nuts.
- Wheel should now be able to be removed. Sometimes they will need a kick to loosen them. If still stuck, reply as a COMMENT to this e-mail and I'll give you some other hints.
If you want to remove the tire from the rim, click on this youtube link.
https://www.google.ca/#q=youtube+remove+tire+from+rim
Cheers.

Jill,

If the tire has a hole have you considered a Plug?

If thats not an option before you can pull the tire off, there should be a small snap ring holding it in place. please use blocks to block the tires and do the following.

Park the lawn mower on a level surface, then place the wheel chocks in front and behind the rear tires.

2Place the jack under the frame at the front of the mower. Raise the mower up and place the jack stands under each side of the frame. Lower the jack until the mower frame sits firmly on the jack stands

3Remove the plastic cap in the center of the wheel by hand; this should expose the snap ring holding the wheel to the axle.

4Pry the snap ring off the axle with the flathead screwdriver. Slide off the washer, wheel and the shim washers from the axle.

To replace tire follow steps 3 and 4 in reverse order. place shim washers back on and then wheel and then snap ring, etc...

hope this helps

It's a bit of a pain, but doable with simple tools.

Loosen the front lug nuts. Jack up the van and support it on the rails just behind the front tires (not the sub frame as you need to lower that a few inches). Remove the front tires. Disconnect the sway bar link pins, and the sway bar mounting bolts. Disconnect the tie rod ends from the knuckles. Support the rear ends of the sub frame, and remove the bolts mounting it to the van. Once the sub frame bolts are out, lower the rear end of the frame. I did this by using a jack, and placing the jack stands a couple of inches below the frame. Remove the sway bar from the van. You may need to drop the rack a bit more, but be careful as the steering shaft is still connected. You should be able to get at the bolt that attaches the rack stub to the steering rod by pushing up on the boot. Remove the sub shaft bolt. Disconnect the power steering lines from the rack (at the rack). Un-bolt the rack from the sub frame, there are two bolts. The rack should be able to be removed from the drivers side of the van. I replaced the tie rod ends and the sway bar bushings when I replaced mine (new link pins are easy at this time too). The installation is reverse of removal. I measured the tie rod distances when I put the new ends on. The only change I made was that I tied the steering shaft boot down onto the rack so I could install the bolt. I couldn't push the boot up high enough to get the bolt back in. Be sure to install the new power steering line seals that should come with the rack (buy new ones if it doesn't) - the lines are different sizes so you can't mix them up. Torque everything to spec when reinstalling (the cheap Hanes manuals have what you need along with these directions!). It's easiest to install the sway bar brackets when the sub frame is hanging down. Once it's together and running, check the power steering fluid. Get an alignment immediately (I set mine up before I changed the rack).
One last bit of advice, buy the rack with the longer warranty, you don't want to do this twice.

Instructions
1.Set the vehicle transmission in "Park" and engage the emergency brake before attempting to remove the front right axle. Place wood blocks behind the rear wheels to prevent the vehicle from rolling and loosen the lug nuts one complete turn on the right front wheel with a tire tool.

2. .Lift the front passenger side of the vehicle with a floor jack and slide a jack stand under the vehicle frame near the wheel. Lower the floor jack so the vehicle is sitting on the jack stand and move the floor jack out of the way.

3. Remove the lug nuts with the tire tool and set the front passenger wheel out of the way. Take the cap off the end of the axle with a standard screwdriver and remove the cotter pin from the axle with a pair of pliers.

4. Slide the crown washer off the axle and loosen the axle nut with a crescent wrench. Unfasten the top and bottom bolts that secure the brake caliper to the rotor with a socket wrench and slide the bolts out of the caliper.

5. Lift the brake caliper off the rotor and remove the brake pads from the caliper. Suspend the brake caliper from the vehicle frame with a wire hanger and take the rotor off the axle.

6. Unfasten the thru-bolt on the vertical sway bar with a socket wrench and remove the bolt from the sway bar. Take the channel bolt out from between the sway bar and lower A-arm that the thru-bolt ran through, and loosen the bolts that secure the front right axle to the center flange with a socket wrench and breaker bar. You may need to loosen the bolts with the breaker bar before removing them with the socket wrench.

7. Slide the front right axle off the center flange and let it rest on the A-arm. Lift the front passenger side up with the floor jack to get enough room between the steering knuckle and A-arm and slide the axle out of the vehicle.
Install in reverse order.

You should support the vehicle from the frame. The most common support areas are just behind the front tires on the frame just below the forward most part of the front doors. In the rear just in front of the rear tires below the rear most part of the rear doors.
If you are just lifting the front of the jeep be sure to place blocks behind the rear tires to keep the jeep from rolling off of the jack stands and crushing you.
Remember to be careful and use caution when working under a vehicle.

Good Luck

Hi,
Behind the chrome helmet holder is a black l bracket. The bracket faces the bike. Turn the key like your going to put your helmet on the chrome bracket but instead reach behind it and pull the black bracket down. You'll hear the rear of the passenger seat click and the seat will lift slightly. Pull it up and back from the rear and it'll slide out. iIf you have a sissy bar (sorry, old school) you don't need to take it off. You'll see the plastic tool case holder. Between it and the front seat, are the bolts for the front seat. You can use a socket at an angle and they'll come off (be carefull not to drop them into the bike frame where they could get lost or damage something. You then lift the front seat from the back and it slides out like the back seat.

Yes, bad engineering

They don't take into consideration that some people don't have a motorcycle lift and some of us have to use jacks.

There isn't enough clearance at the top of the frame to raise the engine.
You would have to cut your frame, reposition your tanks, etc etc.

You could probably modify your jack instead of the bike, alot cheaper.

you can A: make a front and rear stand B: buy the stands C: make you buy the rear stand and jack up the front. if you have a a way of hanging if from the roof you can do that too.
Good luck
Mark

First thing is to prop the bike up on a motorcycle jack or some other jack-If yo have a a motorcycle jack that has eyelets on the frame strap the front end down, this will eliminate the steering to flop around while you are working on. If you still have your tool set their is a tool that you can use if not you would need to purchase a 17MM allen wrench (I think). First their is two capped allen screws that will need to be loosened (not so much taken off) with one of the supplied allen wrenches in your kit or a 5mm allen wrench should do the trick. The front axel just screws in to the other fork-after you start removing the axel take stock which spacer/speedo gear goes where. The speedo cable can be removed from the gear by removing the phillips head screw. The front tire and rotor should just slide down with out to much trouble.

To remove the front tire, you'll need something to lift the bike with like a frame jack. Position the jack under the bike and lift it slighty but not completely off the ground. Make sure the bike is stable and will not fall.

Lift the bike until the weight is off the front wheel but the wheel is not off of the ground. Loosen and remove the axle nut and loosen the two bolts on the bottom of the fork slider on one side. Slide the axle out of the wheel.

Now, carefully continue to lift the bike until you can get the wheel out from under the front fender. Make sure that you mark or can remember where any spacers go and in what direction they face on the axle.