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People 150 / Re: People 150 Rear Tire change (HELP)
« on: December 31, 2018, 11:55:35 PM »
This is an old topic but it's what came up when I looked for info on changing the rear wheel. Here goes............
People 150 rear tire change: Remove muffler/tail pipe; remove BOTTOM bolt from both shocks (for a little more drop of the "swingarm"; remove bracket that is outboard of wheel and inboard of the muffler; remove big bolt on axle; remove battery box and loosen the metal fixture behind it that the box bolts into (I left the battery dangling....probably shouldn't have---2 10mm bolts and 1 10mm nut---one of the bolts holds the plastic box onto the metal fixture); DON'T REMOVE ANYTHING ELSE. Deflate tire (by removing valve core); remove spacer and wheel (there will be plenty of room to wiggle it out if you move the metal-fixture-that-holds-the-battery-box out of the way. NO NEED TO REMOVE PLASTIC OR SHOCKS. To replace wheel (and, really ,16" tires are relatively easy to get on and off compared to 10" and 12"), make sure you TOTALLY DEFLATE the tire so it will squeeze under the right shock.
People 150 rear tire change: Remove muffler/tail pipe; remove BOTTOM bolt from both shocks (for a little more drop of the "swingarm"; remove bracket that is outboard of wheel and inboard of the muffler; remove big bolt on axle; remove battery box and loosen the metal fixture behind it that the box bolts into (I left the battery dangling....probably shouldn't have---2 10mm bolts and 1 10mm nut---one of the bolts holds the plastic box onto the metal fixture); DON'T REMOVE ANYTHING ELSE. Deflate tire (by removing valve core); remove spacer and wheel (there will be plenty of room to wiggle it out if you move the metal-fixture-that-holds-the-battery-box out of the way. NO NEED TO REMOVE PLASTIC OR SHOCKS. To replace wheel (and, really ,16" tires are relatively easy to get on and off compared to 10" and 12"), make sure you TOTALLY DEFLATE the tire so it will squeeze under the right shock.