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My kick stand rusted out and I bought a new one and now I need info on how to install.
I have some knowledge as well as a few tools and a brother who can help
Thanks folks

what year and model moped do you have?

Greetings:

It's always a good idea to mention the make, model and year of your bike, but there are some generalities.

1. There is a retraction spring that holds the stand up once you roll it off. Attempted removal of this spring is a leading cause of death in America. OK not really, but the force needed to unhook the spring is surprising. There may be special tools somewhere for the purpose, but the most important one is a Bicep. Trouble is, when you're pulling that hard and your hook/screwdriver/Vise-Grips let go, your arm is likely as not to hit something nearby Really Hard! Be careful how you pull.

2. Once the spring is off, most stands have a rod through the pivot point that axts just like the pin in a door hinge. If you have any doubt of your ability to remove a household door, maybe it's better you don't try to remove the stand. Then again, you did succed in getting the spring off and presumably you're still alive. One end of the rod is flattened like the head of a common nail. The other has a little hole drilled crosswise through it, into which is inserted a...

3. Cotter pin. This is not unlike a "Bobby Pin" for hair, except that the wire has a "D"-shaped cross section. Both "legs" of the split pin go through the little hole, then the ends are bent around the end of the hinge pin above. Once the Cotter pin is straightened and pulled out, the hinge rod is tap-tapped out toward the other end.


Installation is the reverse of removal. Careful hooking up that spring...

Wheelman-111 wrote:Greetings:

It's always a good idea to mention the make, model and year of your bike, but there are some generalities.

1. There is a retraction spring that holds the stand up once you roll it off. Attempted removal of this spring is a leading cause of death in America. OK not really, but the force needed to unhook the spring is surprising. There may be special tools somewhere for the purpose, but the most important one is a Bicep. Trouble is, when you're pulling that hard and your hook/screwdriver/Vise-Grips let go, your arm is likely as not to hit something nearby Really Hard! Be careful how you pull.

2. Once the spring is off, most stands have a rod through the pivot point that axts just like the pin in a door hinge. If you have any doubt of your ability to remove a household door, maybe it's better you don't try to remove the stand. Then again, you did succed in getting the spring off and presumably you're still alive. One end of the rod is flattened like the head of a common nail. The other has a little hole drilled crosswise through it, into which is inserted a...

3. Cotter pin. This is not unlike a "Bobby Pin" for hair, except that the wire has a "D"-shaped cross section. Both "legs" of the split pin go through the little hole, then the ends are bent around the end of the hinge pin above. Once the Cotter pin is straightened and pulled out, the hinge rod is tap-tapped out toward the other end.


Installation is the reverse of removal. Careful hooking up that spring...

Thanks wheelman III
I love your humor especially since my brother will be the one handling the pliers